HP StorageWorks P9000 Command View Advanced Edition Software 7.1.0-00 Release Notes (TB581-96047, October 2011)

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Version: 7.1.0-00
Description
This package is a new release of HP StorageWorks P9000 Command View Advanced Edition
Software. For details, see “Enhancements.”
For previous issues resolved in this release, see “Fixes.”
Update recommendation: Routine
Supersedes: 7.0.1-00
Product models
HP StorageWorks Command View Advanced Edition Suite for Windows
HP StorageWorks P9000 Command View Advanced Edition Suite for Linux
Devices supported
HP StorageWorks P9500 Disk Array
HP StorageWorks XP24000 Disk Array
HP StorageWorks XP20000 Disk Array
HP StorageWorks 200 Storage Virtualization System
HP StorageWorks XP12000 Disk Array
HP StorageWorks XP10000 Disk Array
HP StorageWorks XP1024 Disk Array
HP StorageWorks XP128 Disk Array
Operating systems
For supported operating systems on the machines where Command View Advanced Edition runs,
see the HP StorageWorks P9000 Command View Advanced Edition Suite Software System
Requirements.
Enhancements
 A resource group function that is used to implement access control for resources is now
supported.
 Emulation type 3390-A for main frames is now supported for P9500.
 Smart Tiers functionality of P9500 can now use volumes in external storage systems.
 Fiber Channel over Ethernet interface is now supported for P9500.
 Smart Tiers functionality of P9500 now supports 30 minutes as relocation cycle time. In
addition, functionality to avoid unnecessary relocation because of temporary I/O load changes
is now supported.
 The function to change a threshold 2 is now supported in Thin Provisioning function of P9500.
 P9500 now supports THP pools for which the following attributes are mixed:
 RAID Level
 Drive Type
 Drive Speed (RPM)