HP MPIO Full Featured DSM for EVA4x00/6x00/8x00 family of Disk Arrays 3.03.
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About this document This document summarizes the recent product information about HP MPIO Full Featured Device Specific Module (DSM) for EVA4x00/6x00/8x00 family of Disk Arrays (called the “HP MPIO EVA DSM” throughout this guide), which includes: • • • • Release notes information Intended audience Accessing future product updates Other documentation Release notes information These release notes describes the following: • HP MPIO Full Featured DSM for EVA4x00/6x00/8x00 family of Disk Arrays support • Revis
HP MPIO Full Featured DSM for EVA4x00/6x00/8x00 family of Disk Arrays support This section describes the following: • • • • • Operating system requirements Supported storage systems Prerequisite drivers Configuration limits Installation kit components Operating system requirements Following are the operating system requirements for HP MPIO EVA DSM: • • • • • Windows Windows Windows Windows Windows Server Server Server Server Server 2003 with Service Pack 1 (x86, IA64 and x64) 2003 with Service Pack 2 (
Configuration limits Table 1 lists the configuration limits for HP MPIO EVA DSM. Table 1 Configuration limits Features HP MPIO Full-Featured DSM for EVA4x00/6x00/8x00 family of Disk Arrays Maximum number of paths per disk for EVA 32 Failback Autofailback Load balancing Yes User Interface Yes Coexistence with Secure Path on same server Yes Coexistence with HP MPIO Full Featured DSM for XP family of Disk Arrays on same server Yes Coexistence with HP MPIO Full Featured DSM for EVA3000/5000 VCS 4.
NOTE: • Multipath I/O is provided as an inbox feature on Microsoft Windows Server 2008 and version numbers mentioned above for mpio.sys, mpdev.sys, and mpspfltr are not applicable for the same. • Check with Microsoft for Multipath I/O feature updates on Windows Server 2008. • On Windows Server 2003, minimum MPIO framework version supported on this DSM is 1.20. • MS iSCSI software initiator v2.08 or above is required for iSCSI connectivity.
