HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array 3000/5000 release notes (VCS v4.
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Release notes contents This document contains the most recent product information for an HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array 3000/5000 running VCS v4.001. This information applies to both the EVA5000 (HSV110) and EVA3000 (HSV100) products.
Table 1 Additional information Information Location General EVA3000/5000 http://h18006.www1.hp.com/storage/arraysystems.html Enterprise Virtual Array product support http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/storageworks/enterprise HP StorageWorks Command View EVA http://h18006.www1.hp.com/products/storage/software/ cmdvieweva/index.html HP StorageWorks Business Copy EVA http://h18006.www1.hp.com/products/storage/software/ bizcopyeva/index.html HP StorageWorks Continuous Access EVA http://h18006.www1.
HP Continuous Access and Business Copy EVA features For complete information on new replication features, refer to the following documents: • HP StorageWorks Continuous Access EVA Release Notes • HP StorageWorks Business Copy EVA Release Notes • HP StorageWorks EVA software compatibility reference See Table 1 for links to these documents. Supported operating systems The following operating systems are supported on VCS v4.
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Table 2 HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array 3000/5000 software Software Version Description HP StorageWorks EVA3000/5000 Series v4.0 Controller Media Kit 4.0 Required for EVA5000 and EVA3000. HP OpenView Storage Management Appliance software 2.1 Required with VCS v4.001 if you are using an SMA to manage the storage system. HP StorageWorks Command View EVA 4.1 Required with VCS v4.001. NOTE: There is a 4.1.2 patch available for Command View EVA.
• Upgrading to VCS v4.001 must be done offline (all host I/O halted). The online upgrade option is not supported for VCS v4.001 upgrades. Licensing information VCS v4.001 requires installation of new licenses as follows: • HP StorageWorks Command View EVA is licensed separately. Acceptance of the license agreement displayed during installation is the only licensing requirement for HP Command View EVA.
NOTE: • To maintain your storage system at the most current configuration, HP recommends that all disk drives use the current version of firmware. • A minimum of eight disks is required to create a disk group. Additional disks may be added up to the established disk group limits. • A disk group cannot contain both online (high performance) disks and FATA disks. It must contain only one type of disks.
Operating constraints This section identifies operating constraints specific to the EVA3000/5000 hardware and VCS software. Operating constraints for related software applications are included in the following documents: • • • • • HP HP HP HP HP OpenView Storage Management Appliance Software release notes StorageWorks Command View EVA 4.1 release notes StorageWorks Continuous Access EVA 2.2 release notes StorageWorks Business Copy EVA 3.1 release notes StorageWorks Replication Solution Manager 1.
Disk Resource Pending Timeout for Microsoft® Windows® cluster configurations If the disk resource count is greater than 8, HP recommends increasing the Pending Timeout parameter for each disk resource from 180 seconds to 360 seconds. Increasing the timeout value helps maintain continuous operation of disk resources across SAN perturbations. To view and set the Pending Timeout parameter: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Open the Microsoft Cluster Administrator. Select a disk group resource in the left pane.
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