HP Storage P6000 VDS and VSS Hardware Providers 6.07.00 for Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Release Notes (5697-1130, August 2011)

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HP Storage P6000 VDS and VSS

Hardware Providers 6.07.00 for

Windows Server 2008 and Windows

Server 2008 R2 Release Notes

Part Number: 5697-1130

First edition: August 2011

Summary of content (6 pages)

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HP Storage P6000 VDS and VSS Hardware Providers 6.07.
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Version: 6.07.00 Description This package contains the HP Storage P6000 Hardware Providers software for Windows. In this document, Enterprise Virtual Array is abbreviated to EVA. The hardware providers software works with the Microsoft Virtual Disk Service (VDS) and Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) to enable Windows applications to manage HP Storage P6000 storage systems and create shadow copies of HP P6000 storage system volumes. Update recommendation: Recommended Supersedes: 6.06.
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Languages English Enhancements Hardware Providers 6.07.00 for Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 includes the following enhancements: • Supports HP Storage P6000 Command View 10.0 Prerequisites Minimum Microcode Version VCS 4.1 or later XCS 6.11 or later EVA3000 EVA4x00 EVA5000 EVA6x00 EVA8x00 x = 0, 1, or 4 • HP Storage P6000 Command View.
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NOTE: The x86 installer is applicable only to Windows Server 2008, but the x64 and ia64 installers are applicable to both Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2. • HP_Storage_VDS_VSS_Hardware_Provider_P6000_v6_07_00_x64.exe • HP_Storage_VDS_VSS_Hardware_Provider_P6000_v6_07_00_ia64.exe NOTE: • Windows Server 2008 Server Core does not run on Itanium servers. • Windows Server 2008 R2 Server Core and Windows Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 run only on x64 servers.
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• Resync from a snapclone to a different LUN The following resync scenarios are not supported: • Resync from a snapshot to a different LUN • Resync from a fractured mirrorclone to a different LUN • Resync from a snapshot of a mirrorclone to a different LUN NOTE: LUN resync is supported only on Windows 2008 R2. Creating a snapshot immediately after a LUN resync operation will fail if you do not restart the VSS service after the resync operation.