HP StorageWorks P4000 SAN Solutions Compatibility Matrix
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Microsoft
SAN/iQ Version
Windows Server 2008 R2
8.0
(inactive)
Nov 2008
8.1
(inactive)
Apr 2009
8.5
(active)
Mar 2010
9.0
(active)
Nov 2010
9.5
(active)
Sep 2011
Versions
Server – all editions
√
√
√
√
√
R2
√
√
√
√
Server Core
√
√
√
√
√
Hyper-V Server
√
√
√
√
√
Storage Server
√
√
√
√
√
x64 architecture
√
√
√
√
√
Software Initiators
Microsoft iSCSI Initiator version 6.1
√
√
√
√
HBAs
QLogic QLE4060C/ QLE4062C/
QMH4062
1
√
√
√
√
√
HP NC553i
2
, NC553m
2
√
√
HP NC373i
3
, NC373m
3
√
Storage Extensions
HP P4000 VSS Provider
√
√
√
√
√
HP P4000 DSM for MPIO
4
√
√
√
√
√
Microsoft DSM for MPIO
5
√
√
Symantec Backup Exec 12
√
√
√
√
√
Symantec Backup Exec 2010
√
√
√
Cluster software
Microsoft Failover Clustering
√
√
√
√
√
Certifications
Windows Server Catalog of Tested
Products
√
√
√
√
√
Service Packs
Service Pack 1
√
√
√
√
√
1. BIOS 1.14, iSCSI Firmware 3.0.1.49; boot from SAN supported per QLogic configuration guide
2. Firmware 3.102.453; boot code 2.0.8.768; driver 2.102.485.4; boot from SAN supported. LOM (iLO) used in
BL460c G7 and BL490c G7 for boot from SAN
3. Boot from SAN not supported
4. Supports multiple network interfaces; iSCSI HBA’s are not supported
5. Supports multiple network interfaces; boot from SAN with supported HBA
SAN/iQ Version
Windows Server 2008
8.0
(inactive)
Nov 2008
8.1
(inactive)
Apr 2009
8.5
(active)
Mar 2010
9.0
(active)
Nov 2010
9.5
(active)
Sep 2011
Versions
Server – all editions
√
√
√
√
√
Server Core
√
√
√
√
√
Hyper-V Server
√
√
√
√
√
Storage Server
√
√
√
√
√
x86/x64 architecture
√
√
√
√
√
Software Initiators
Microsoft iSCSI Initiator version 6.0
√
√
√
√
√
HBAs
QLogic QLE4060C/ QLE4062C/
QMH4062
1
√
√
√
√
√
HP NC553i
2
, NC553m
2
√
√
HP NC373i
3
, NC373m
3
√
Storage Extensions
HP P4000 VSS Provider
√
√
√
√
√
HP P4000 DSM for MPIO
4
√
√
√
√
√
Microsoft DSM for MPIO
5
√
√
Symantec Backup Exec 12
√
√
√
√
√
Symantec Backup Exec 2010
√
√
√
Cluster software
Microsoft Failover Clustering
√
√
√
√
√
Certifications
Windows Server Catalog of Tested
Products
√
√
√
√
√
Service Packs
Service Pack 1
√
√
√
√
√
Service Pack 2
√
√
√
√
√
1. BIOS 1.14, iSCSI Firmware 3.0.1.49; boot from SAN supported per QLogic configuration guide
2. Firmware 3.102.453; boot code 2.0.8.768; driver 2.102.485.4; boot from SAN supported. LOM (iLO) used in
BL460c G7 and BL490c G7 for boot from SAN