HP StorageWorks HSG80 Enterprise/Modular Storage RAID Array Fibre Channel Solution Software V8.7A for Novell NetWare Release Notes

Hardware and Software Support
Release Notes – HSG80 Enterprise/Modular Storage RAID Array Fibre Channel Solution
Software Version 8.7A for Novell NetWare
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Switch Support
This Fibre Channel Solution Kit supports the Fibre Channel switches and firmware
versions listed in the HP StorageWorks SAN Design Reference Guide at
http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/storageworks/san/documentation.html
.
IMPORTANT: StorageWorks recommends that you do not mix switch firmware versions in your
SAN. It is considered best practice to uniformly upgrade all switches in the SAN.
System Components
This Fibre Channel Solution Software Kit supports the system components and
operating system versions listed in Table 5.
380693-B21 DS-RZ1DB-VW 9.1 7,200 LYJ0/0307 A01
N/A DS-RZ1CD-VW 4.3 10,000 0306 A01
N/A DS-RZ1CB-VW 4.3 7,200 LYJ0/0656 A01
380691-B21 DS-RZ1CF-VW 4.3 7,200 0372/N1H1/
1614
A01
Table 4: Supported Disk Drives (Continued)
Option Part
Number Device/ Model
Capacity
(GB)
Speed
(RPM)
Minimum
Microcode
Version
Minimum
Hardware
Version
Table 5: Minimum System Requirements
Component Requirement
Controller
Compatibility
StorageWorks HSG80 Array Controller, ACS Version 8.7F (or a
subsequently patched version of ACS Version 8.7F)
NOTE: This Solution Software is backward compatible with ACS Version
8.6, but only for the purpose of performing upgrades to the ACS firmware.
StorageWorks does not recommend mixing ACS versions in the same
SAN.
Platform Intel and ProLiant X86 Servers
Operating
System
Novell NetWare V5.1, NetWare Cluster Server V1.01
Novell NetWare V6.0, NetWare Cluster Server V1.06
Topology Fibre Channel Switched (FC-SW)
Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop (FC-AL)
SCSI Protocol SCSI-2
SCSI-3 (recommended)