8x00 family of Disk Arrays 4.00.00 release notes (AA-RW7TP-TE, October 2009)

ManualsBrandsHP ManualsSoftwareWindows MPIO DSM for SAN Virtualization Services Platform

HP MPIO Full Featured DSM for

EVA4x00/6x00/8x00 family of Disk

Arrays 4.00.00 release notes

Part number: AA-RW7TP-TE

First edition: September 2009

Summary of content (6 pages)

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HP MPIO Full Featured DSM for EVA4x00/6x00/8x00 family of Disk Arrays 4.00.
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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
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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 Windows Server Server Server Server Server Server 2003 with Service Pack 2 (x86, IA64 and x64) 2003 R2 w
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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.
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NOTE: • For Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2, Multipath I/O is provided as an inbox feature and the version numbers 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 and Windows Server 2008 R2. • 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.