Release Notes

Microsoft Windows Operating Systems
HIT/ME version 5.3 runs on any of the following Microsoft Windows 32-bit and 64-bit operating systems:
• Windows Client 7 SP1, 8.0, 8.1, and 10
• Windows Server 2012, 2012 R2, and 2016
• Windows Server Core 2012, 2012 R2, and 2016
HIT/ME Components
Host Integration Tools for Microsoft Edition (HIT/ME) includes the user-selectable components described in the following table:
Table 1. HIT/ME Tools Components
Component Description
Remote Setup Wizard (RSW) Initializes a PS Series storage array
Remote Setup Command Line Interface (RSWCLI) Provides a command-line alternative to the Remote Setup Wizard. Also
enables you to configure multipath I/O settings and configure access to a
PS Series group.
Multipath I/O device-specific module (MPIO/DSM) Supports redundant network paths between a computer and the PS Series
group for high availability and high performance.
Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition (ASM/ME) Creates and manages Smart Copies (snapshots, clones, and replicas of PS
Series iSCSI volumes).
Use the alternate command-line interface, ASMCLI, for custom operations
and scripting.
VSS Provider Used by Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) to manage application-
consistent Smart Copies
Virtual Disk Service Provider (VDS) Used by VDS version 1.1 and Storage Manager for SANs to create and
manage volumes in a group
Storage Management Provider (SMP) Manages storage groups on Windows 8 or later and Windows Server 2012
or later operating systems
PowerShell Tools Manages one or many PS Series groups through a comprehensive set of
PowerShell Tool cmdlets
EqualLogic MPIO Configuration Tool EqualLogic MPIO Configuration Tool is a new Graphical User Interface
(GUI) application (EqlMPIOConfigurator.exe), which provides same
user interface as the HIT/ME MPIO Configuration tab.
Supported Versions of the Windows Operating
System
The following tables list supported versions of the Windows operating system and identify Host Integration Tools components that do not
support specific operating system versions.
NOTE:
If the Host Integration Kit is installed with the capability to import EqualLogic volumes to a PowerStore array, see the
Importing External Storage to PowerStore Guide for supported operating sytems.
Table 2. Windows Desktop Operating System Support
Component Windows 7 SP1 Windows 8.0 and 8.1 Windows 10
RSW Yes Yes Yes
Remote Setup CLI Yes Yes Yes
MPIO/DSM No No No
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