11.5 HP StoreVirtual Storage Release Notes

Supported upgrade paths

Direct upgrades to Version 11.5 can be performed from the following released versions:

• Version 11.0

• Version 10.5

• Version 10.0

• Version 9.5

Upgrading a management group from 8.5 or 9.0 to 11.5 requires two upgrades - first to Version

10.5 and then to Version 11.5. Use the Online Upgrades feature to complete the upgrade:

1. When prompted by the CMC to upgrade first to Version 10.5, select the option to upgrade to

Version 10.5, including applicable patches.

Wait for the 10.5 upgrade to complete.

2. Select the option to upgrade to Version 11.5, including applicable patches.

Wait for the upgrade to complete. When finished, the system will be running Version 11.5.

Upgrades and Manager Quorum Alarms

In HP StoreVirtual Storage Version 10.0, the notifications for optimum manager configuration in a

management group move from the Best Practice Summary to Alarms. Therefore, when you upgrade

to Version 10.0 or higher, you might receive alarms about any manager configurations that do not

meet the recommended best practice.

Compatibility/interoperability

For a complete list of supported LeftHand OS software releases and application software compatibility,

including for the Failover Manager, Microsoft Windows Server, and VMware vSphere, see the HP

StoreVirtual Compatibility Matrix, which is located at:

http://www.hp.com/go/StoreVirtualcompatibility

IMPORTANT: HP Insight Remote Support 7.0.8 (with Content Level Update 1) supports LeftHand OS

11.0.

HP Insight Control for VMware vCenter 7.2.3 or higher is required for storage management in vCenter

with management groups running LeftHand OS 11.x.

Cross-version compatibility for Remote Copy, the CLI, and the Application Aware

Snapshot Manager

The LeftHand OS versions and versions supported for these features and applications are listed in

Table 3 (page 13).

Table 3 Cross-version compatibility

LeftHand OS version

11.x10.510.09.59.08.x

CLI

✓✓✓8.x

✓✓✓✓9.x

✓✓✓✓✓10.x

✓✓✓✓11.x

Remote Copy

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