HP StorageWorks EVA Cluster Extension Software 3.00.00 Release Notes for Linux (T3667-96046, April 2010)

Cluster software

EVA Cluster Extension is supported with the following cluster software:

• SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension (heartbeat and pacemaker)

• Red Hat Cluster Suite

Linux Device Mapper multipathing

When you use the Linux Device Mapper Multipath software with EVA Cluster Extension, device

read/write permission changes are not dynamically detected by the operating system. For a

workaround, see “Re-scanning multipath devices” in the HP StorageWorks EVA Cluster Extension

Software Administrator Guide.

NOTE:

For a list of the supported multipath software versions, see the EVA array information on the HP

SPOCK website: http://www.hp.com/storage/spock.

Languages

International English

Enhancements

This release includes the following enhancements:

• Support for SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension (heartbeat and pacemaker)

• Support for Red Hat Cluster Suite

• Support for HP AutoPass licensing

Fixes

N/A

Prerequisites

• After you install a permanent license key on a cluster node, make sure the instant-on license is re-

moved. For instructions, see “Removing an instant-on license key” in the HP StorageWorks EVA

Cluster Extension Software Administrator Guide.

• Coexistence of EVA Cluster Extension and XP Cluster Extension on the same system is not supported.

Installation instructions

• Manual name: HP StorageWorks EVA Cluster Extension Software Installation Guide

• Part number: T3667-96044

• Publishing year: April 2010