HP StorageWorks P9000 VDS and VSS Hardware Providers 5.02.00 for Windows Server 2003 Release Notes (T1634-96098, December 2010)

Enhancements

VDS Hardware Providers

VDS Hardware Providers 5.02.00 includes the following enhancements:

• Supports P9500 disk arrays

• Supports the following features for Snapshot:

• Discovering and listing snapshot LUNs along with Normal LUNs

• Unmasking snapshot LUNs

• Masking snapshot LUNs

• Supports the following features for Thin Provisioning:

• Discovering and listing ThP LUNs along with Normal LUNs

• Unmasking ThP LUNs

• Masking ThP LUNs

• Supports command device authentication for P9500 disk arrays

• In a VMware ESX server environment, a single command device can be shared at an instance by

a maximum of 15 guest operating systems (virtual machines), each running an instance of VSS or

VDS hardware providers

VSS Hardware Providers

VSS Hardware Providers 5.02.00 includes the following enhancements:

• Supports P9500 disk arrays

• Supports command device authentication for P9500 disk arrays

• Supports Snapshot

• Supports Thin Provisioning

• Provides an option to select the secondary volume host group

• In a VMware ESX server environment, a single command device can be shared at an instance by

a maximum of 15 guest operating systems (virtual machines), each running an instance of VSS or

VDS hardware providers

NOTE:

• The Thin Provisioning feature is supported from XP20000 and later.

• The Snapshot feature is supported from XP10000 and later.

Prerequisites

• XP1024 disk arrays:

Microcode: 21.14.37–00/00 (minimum level)

HP StorageWorks XP Business Copy

HP StorageWorks XP Array Manager Software

Set system mode 140

• XP10000 and XP12000 disk arrays:

Microcode: 50.09.41.00/00 (minimum level)

HP StorageWorks XP Business Copy