HP StoreEver High Availability Path Failover Linux Driver Release Notes Version 1.0.5-1 (5697-3326, June 2014)

Description

These release notes describe the features and other release information for the Linux Availability Path

Failover driver.

High Availability Path Failover uses capabilities in the LTO-6 tape drives and the libraries in which

they are installed, combined with kernel mode drivers running on a host system to provide path failover

when multiple paths are available to a tape drive or to a library. These features are called “Advanced

Data Path Failover” and “Advanced Control Path Failover” in the libraries and tape drives.

Version: 1.0.5-1

Update recommendation

N/A — this is the initial release

Product models

• HP StoreEver Enterprise Systems Library (ESL) G3 Tape Library

• HP StoreEver MSL6480 Tape Library

• HP LTO-6 Ultrium 6250 FC tape drives installed in a supported library

• HP LTO-6 Ultrium 6650 FC tape drives installed in a supported library

Compatibility

Advanced path failover functions in conjunction with the following minimum LTO-6 tape drive and

library firmware versions:

Supported firmware versionsDevice

23GW and laterLTO-6 Ultrium 6250 Half Height FC tape drive

J3MW and laterLTO-6 Ultrium 6650 Full Height FC tape drive

680H.GS24401 and laterHP ESL G3 Tape Library Management Control Board (MCB) Version 2

4.30 and laterHP StoreEver MSL6480 Tape Library

Advanced path failover functions with HP E series and Q series FC HBAs. Advanced path failover is

not compatible with HP B series FC HBAs.

Advanced path failover functions with HP B series, C series, and Q series FC switches.

For a current list of supported ISV software and switch firmware, see the EBS matrix on the HP Enterprise

Backup Solutions (EBS) website: http://www.hp.com/go/ebs.

Operating systems

This release is supported on the following operating systems:

• RedHat Enterprise Linux 6.2

• RedHat Enterprise Linux 6.3

Languages

• International English

Features

This section identifies features for first release of advanced path failover drivers.

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