Release Notes for HP MPIO Full Featured DSM for MSA1000/1500 (Active-Active) Disk Arrays 3.00.00 (AA-RW8BD-TE, March 2008)

Operating system requirements
Following are the operating system requirements for H P MPIO MSA DSM:
• Windows Server
2003withServicePack1(x86,IA64andx64)
• Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 2 (x86, IA64 and x64)
• WindowsServer2003R2withServicePack2(x86andx64)
• Windows Server
2008 (x86, IA64 and x64)
• Windows Server 2008 – Server Core (x86 and x64)
Supported storage systems
The HP MPIO MSA DSM supports the follow ing disk array:
• MSA1000/1500 (Active-Active) with firmware version 6.x or above
Prerequisite drivers
HP StorageWorks RAID storage systems are generally installed with a Solution Software kit, such as
the Fibre Channel Installation kit. These kits install or update certain drivers necessary for using HP
StorageWorks products with Windows. For information about Host Bus Adapter (HBA) drivers, refer to the
HP web site: h
ttp://www.hp.com/country/us/eng/prodserv/storage.html.
Configuration limits
Table 1 lists the configuration limits for the HP MPIO MSA DSM.
Table 1 Configuration limits
Feature
HP MPIO Full Featured DSM for
Windows for MSA Disk Arrays
Maximum number of paths per disk for MSA
32
Failback Autofailback
Dynamicloadbalancing
Yes
User Interface
Yes
CoexistencewithSecurePathonsameserver
Yes
CoexistencewithHPMPIOFullFeaturedDSMforXPfamily
of Disk Arrays on same server
Yes
Coexistence with HP MPIO Full Featured DSM for
EVA4x00/6x00/8x00 family of Disk Arrays on same server
Yes
Coexistence with HP MPIO Full Featured DSM for
EVA3000/5000 VCS 4.xxx Disk Arrays on same server
Yes
Coexistence with HP MPIO basic failover for EVA arrays on
same server
Yes
Coexistence with HP MPIO basic failover for XP arrays on
same server
No
Coexistence with HP MPIO basic failover for MSA arrays on
same server
No
CoexistencewithMS-DSMonthesameserver
Yes
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