Release Notes for HP MPIO Full Featured DSM for EVA3000/5000 VCS 4.xxx Disk Arrays 3.00.00 (AA-RW8TF-TE, March 2008)

Operating syste
mrequirements
Following are t
he operating system requirements for HP MPIO EVA DSM:
• Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1 (x86, IA64 and x64)
• Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 2 (x86, IA64 and x64)
• Windows Server
2003R2withServicePack2(x86andx64)
• Windows Server 2008 (x86, IA64 and x64)
• Windows Ser ver 2008 – Server Core (x86 and x64)
Supported storage systems
The HP MPIO EVA DSM supports the following d isk arrays:
• EVA3000
• EVA5000
Prerequisite drivers
HP StorageW
orks RAID storage systems are generally installed with a Solution Software kit, such as
the Fibre Ch
annel Installation kit. These kits install or update certain drivers necessary for using HP
StorageWo
rks products with Windows. For information about Host Bus Adapter (HBA) drivers, refer to the
HP web site
: h
ttp://welcome.hp.com/country/us/en/support.html.
Configuration limits
Table 1 lists the con figuration limits for the HP M PIO EVA DSM.
Table 1 Configuration limits
Feature
HP M PIO Full Featured DSM for
EVA3000/5000 VCS 4.xxx Disk
Ar
rays
Maximum number of paths per disk for EVA
32
Failback
Autofailback
Load ba lancing
Yes
U
ser Interface
Yes
C
oexistence with Secure Path on same server
Yes
Coexistence with HP MPIO Full Featured DSM for XP
f
amily of Disk Arrays on same server
Yes
Coexistence with HP MPIO basic failover for EVA arrays
o
nsameserver
Yes
Coexistence with HP MPIO Full Featured DSM for
EVA4x00/6x00/8x00 family of Disk Arrays on same
server
Yes
Coexistence with HP MPIO Full Featured DSM for
MSA1000/1500 (Active-Active) Disk Arrays on same
server
Yes
Coexistence with HP MPIO basic failover for XP arrays
on same server
No
Coexistence with MS-DSM on the same server
Yes
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