HP IO Accelerator Driver and Management Software Version 2.2.1 Release Notes

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About this guide
Description
This document describes information about the 2.2.1 release of the IO Accelerator driver, including a list of
changes, firmware compatibility, download location, and notes.
Version: 2.2.1
Update recommendation: Routine
Languages: International English
CAUTION: IO Accelerator driver Version 2.2.x is not backward compatible. HP does not
support downgrading from Version 2.2.x to Version 1.2.x. All IO Accelerators in the system must
run the same revision of the IO Accelerator driver. Version 2.1 and later of the driver software,
including VSL, are not compatible with any driver version earlier than 2.1.
Product models
The following HP PCIe IO Accelerator for ProLiant Servers card models are included in this document:
• HP 160GB SLC PCIe ioDrive for ProLiant Servers
• HP 320GB MLC PCIe ioDrive for ProLiant Servers
• HP 320GB SLC PCIe ioDrive Duo for ProLiant Servers
• HP 640GB MLC PCIe ioDrive Duo for ProLiant Servers
• HP 1.28TB MLC PCIe ioDrive Duo for ProLiant Servers
• HP StorageWorks 80 GB IO Accelerator for BladeSystems c-Class
• HP StorageWorks 160 GB IO Accelerator for BladeSystems c-Class
• HP StorageWorks 320 GB IO Accelerator for BladeSystems c-Class
Operating systems
The IO Accelerator driver works with many Linux kernels and has been verified using the operating systems
and kernel versions listed in the following table. Kernels similar to those listed also work.
Operating
system
Kernels
Red Hat Enterprise
Linux 4
2.6.9-22.ELsmp
2.6.9_34.ELlargesmp
2.6.9_34.ELsmp
2.6.9-42.ELlargesmp
2.6.9-42.ELsmp
2.6.9-55.ELlargesmp