HP StorageWorks 3000/5000 Enterprise Virtual Array release notes (VCS 4.100) (5697-7028, November 2007)

• HP StorageWorks EVA3000/5000 VCS 4.100 system software CD (VCS 4.007 is also included

on this CD)

• HP Storag eWorks Enterprise Virtual Array 3000/5000 Documentation CD

HP StorageWorks Command View EVA 7.0.1 is required to access all the features and beneﬁts provided

by VCS 4.100.

Supported sys

tem conﬁgurations

For complete i

nformation about supported conﬁgurations and operating systems, see the HP

StorageWorks

SAN design reference guide, which can be downloaded from the following website:

ttp://www.

hp.com/support/m anuals

Click Storage Net working under storage, and then select HP StorageWorks SAN under HP StorageWorks

SAN Solutions.

Supported operating system speciﬁcations

Detailed system speciﬁcations for e ach supported operating system are included in a series of connectivity

installation and reference guides and associated connectivity release notes, which can be downloaded

from the following website:

ttp://www. hp.com/support/manuals

Click Disk Storage Systems under Storage and then select either HP StorageWorks 3000 Enterprise

Virtual Array or HP StorageWorks 5000 Enterprise Virtual Array under EVA Disk Arrays.

Supported d

isks

Table 4 lists the supported Fibre Channel disks.

NOTE:

• The inform

ation in this table is current as of the date the document was published.

• T o maintain your storage system at the most current conﬁguration, HP recommends that all disk

drives use the recommended version of ﬁrmware.

• A minimum of eight disks is required to create a disk group. Additional disks may be added up

to the es

tablished d isk group limits.

• A disk group cannot contai n both online (high performance) disks and FATA disks. It must contain

onlyonetypeofdisks.

Using FATA disk drives

FATA drives are designed for lower duty cycle applications such as near online data replication for

backup. These drives should not be used as a replacement for EVA’s high performance, standard duty

cycle, Fibre Channel drives. Doing so could shorten the life of the drive. Down load the following

document for more information on FATA drives, their uses and beneﬁ ts:

ttp://h71028.www7. hp.com/ERC/downloads/5982-7353EN.pdf