HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array Release Notes (XCS 09534000) (5697-3074, January 2014)

Contents
Description..............................................................................................................................4
Enhancements..........................................................................................................................4
Fixes (XCS 09534000)..............................................................................................................5
Fixes (XCS 09531000)...............................................................................................................7
Fixes (XCS 09530000)..............................................................................................................8
Operating systems..................................................................................................................11
Upgrade and downgrade paths...............................................................................................11
HP StorageWorks SmartStart EVA Storage Kit.............................................................................12
SAN support..........................................................................................................................12
Supported Fibre Channel switches............................................................................................12
Supported disks.....................................................................................................................12
Performance sizing.................................................................................................................13
Workarounds.........................................................................................................................13
Hardware and controller software........................................................................................13
Data Replication Protocol changes after controller software upgrade....................................13
Controller logs possibly retrieved incorrectly after upgrading to XCS 09534000 on the
EVA4400.....................................................................................................................13
EVA4400 port does not log in to the embedded switch......................................................14
DR log progress bar percentage appears incorrect............................................................14
Connectivity......................................................................................................................14
Emulex 8 Gb/s HBAs require Windows hotfix...................................................................14
Emulex HBAs require unique zoning................................................................................15
QLogic HBA speed setting..............................................................................................15
EVA6400/8400 host port negotiates to incorrect speed.....................................................15
Creating 16 TB or greater virtual disks in Windows 2008..................................................15
Importing Windows dynamic disk volumes.......................................................................15
Losing a path to a dynamic disk......................................................................................15
VMware configuration details for raw device mapping.......................................................15
Microsoft Windows 2003 MSCS cluster installation...........................................................16
HP MPIO EVA DSM requirement.....................................................................................16
Array I/O can halt after a power cycle with an HP-UX host.................................................16
Reboot can be required after EVA power cycle to resume access to LUNs.............................16
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