HP StorageWorks EVA VDS and VSS Hardware Providers 7.02.00 for Windows 2008 R2 Release Notes

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Enhancements

Hardware Providers 6.06.00 for Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 includes the

following enhancements:

• Supports P6300 and P6500 EVA Storage System

• Supports HP StorageWorks Command View EVA 9.4

• Supports Space Efficient Empty Container (SEEC) for creating demand allocated snapshots for

firmware version starting from 10000000

Fixes

Hardware Providers 6.06.00 for Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 includes the

following fixes:

• The VSS/VDS Configuration utility also accepts Command View password which is blank.

• VDS Hardware Provider now returns all the supported VDS framework versions.

Prerequisites

Minimum Microcode Version

XCS 6.11 or laterVCS 4.1 or later

EVA4x00EVA3000

EVA6x00EVA5000

EVA8x00

x = 0, 1, or 4

• HP StorageWorks Command View EVA. For more information on the supported versions, see the

P6000 VDS VSS Hardware Providers streams document available at the Single Point of Connectivity

Knowledge (SPOCK) website:

http://www.hp.com/storage/spock

You must sign up for an HP Passport to enable access. Once access is enabled, select P6000 Array

Software in the left menu.

• For VSS: HP StorageWorks Business Copy P6000

Installation Instructions

For Windows Server 2008, the installer will automatically upgrade previous installations of the

hardware provider software to the latest version.