HP StorageWorks P9000 Application Performance Extender Software 2.2 Release Notes

• Java 1.6.x or later (HP-UX, Linux, and Windows)

NOTE:

For x86_64 bit Linux hosts, 32 bit version of Java

is required.

• Adobe Flash Player 10 or later

General

For more information on the supported software and hardware platforms, see the HP StorageWorks

P9000 Application Performance Extender Software Support Matrix.

Licensing information

P9000 Application Performance Extender v2.2 follows a band-based pricing structure. For a new

purchase, you buy the base license and then purchase all the capacity licenses from the capacity

band that matches the total capacity required. For an upgrade purchase, first verify how much capacity

is already installed. Then, add to it the amount of capacity you intend to purchase. Further, locate

the capacity band that contains the sum you just calculated and purchase all of the desired upgrade

license capacity from this band.

P9000 Application Performance Extender is licensed on USABLE capacity for P9500 disk arrays and

on RAW capacity for XP disk arrays.

For more information on licensing, see HP StorageWorks P9000 Application Performance Extender

Software User Guide.

Enhancements

P9000 Application Performance Extender v2.2 includes the following enhancements:

• Supports guest level I/O prioratization for VMware.

• Supports Emulex HBA for Windows and HPUX platforms.

• Introduced Native authentication for APEX Management station.

• Introduces the Proactive Licence Tracking feature. This feature intimates you about the expiration

of license(s) for P9500 array(s) monitored by APEX.

• Introduces alias for array so that wherever an array is referred in the GUI, along with the array

serial number, the alias name is also displayed.

• Displays the server (Host names) instead of IP address. The host name is displayed at all the screens

replacing the IP address.

• Supports Command Device Authentication for P9500 disk arrays (firmware version 70-02-00 and

higher).

Notes

• A host can be connected to only one P9500, XP24000, or XP20000 array.

• A maximum of four XP or P9500 disk arrays only is supported per management station.

• P9000 Application Performance Extender supports one controller per XP or P9500 disk array.

For multiple XP or P9500 disk arrays, multiple instances of the controller on different hosts accessing

each of the arrays are required.