HP StorageWorks HSG80 Enterprise Modular Storage RAID Array Fibre Channel Solution Software V8.8 for Sun Solaris Release Notes (AA-RV1SA-TE, March 2005)

Documentation Updates
30 HSG80 Enterprise Modular Storage RAID Array Fibre Channel Solution Software V8.8 for Sun
Solaris Release Notes
Documentation Updates
The following documentation changes were made in order to consolidate and
reduce the number of documents associated with V8.8-1 Solution Software:
■ The section "FC Switch Updates" was removed along with the Fibre Channel
Switch Support table. Switch support information is available in the HP SAN
Design Reference Guide at
http://h18006.www1.hp.com/storage/saninfrastructure.html .
■ New document Enterprise and Modular Storage RAID Array Fibre Channel
Arbitrated Loop Configurations Application Note consolidates prior release,
host-specific FC-AL application notes into a single, multivendor document
for FC-AL configurations. This document supersedes the following
application note:
— Enterprise and Modular Storage RAID Array FC-AL Configurations for
Sun Solaris Application Note, Part Number: EK-FCALH-AA. B01
The following changes were made to the general content of these Release Notes
since they were last published:
■ A new section, “Multiple Storage System Types” on page 9, was added to
address basic configuration rules used in mixing different HP StorageWorks
products in the same SAN.
■ A new section, “ACS Feature Support” on page 37, was added to assist
customers who wish to extend the interoperability of their SAN.
■ The section “Layered Software Applications” on page 35, was updated.
■ The section “Disk Device Support” on page 31, was updated.
■ The section "System Components", page 31, was updated.
Hardware and Software Support
This section lists the hardware, devices, and operating system versions that are
compatible with this Fibre Channel Solution Software Kit.
Array Hardware Support
ACS V8.8-1 is the firmware component of the HP StorageWorks HSG60 and
HSG80 array controllers. When configured in one of these controllers, ACS
supports the following storage arrays: MA8000, EMA12000, EMA16000,
MA6000, RA8000, ESA12000 storage systems.