HP Emulex Adapters Release Notes

On Microsoft Windows 2003 and Microsoft Windows 2008, the link is not re-established when

a Cisco Nexus 5000 switch is rebooted. The workaround is to use the Nexus Shutdown and No

Shutdown CLI commands to bring the port back online.

STORport miniport driver installation restrictions

If you are upgrading to the STORport miniport driver, consider the following:

• The STORport miniport driver is supported on Microsoft Windows 2003 SP1 and later.

• Microsoft hotfix KB932755 must be installed before installing Multipath software.

• When running Secure Path for Windows, upgrade to Secure Path 4.0c SP2 or later for

Windows. STORport is not supported with earlier versions of Secure Path.

WS2003 restriction for Integrity servers

Integrity servers running WS2003 support Windows STORport driver 2.10x1 or earlier.

2-Gb HBA/mezzanine card restriction

Emulex 2-Gb HBAs and mezzanine cards are not supported with WS2008 R2.

Smart Component notes

The following Smart Component issues may be observed during driver installation:

• When using the Smart Component to install drivers, if the following message appears during

reboot, ignore it and continue with the reboot procedure. No known issues have been observed

in connection with the display of this message.

The application failed to initialize because the windows station is

shutting down.

• Downgrading to STORport driver Version 2.0 or later does not work when initiated via the

Smart Component. To downgrade an HP-branded Emulex HBA:

1. Run the Smart Component containing the desired driver and extract the contents to a

folder.

2. Run the STORport driver installer from the extracted folder using the default values. For

example:

storportminiportcorekit_2-01a4

This removes the current driver before downgrading to the specified driver version.

• When using the Smart Component to install drivers, the following message may appear during

reboot:

There was a problem installing this hardware. This device is not

working properly because Windows cannot load the drivers required

for this device. (Code 31)

Uninstall and then reinstall your device.

If the above message appears, click Finish and continue with the reboot procedure. Do not

reply to Microsoft. No known issues have been observed in connection with the display of

this message.

Windows BFS notes

• In a direct connect environment, BFS fails after a second path is added to an

EVA4000/6000/8000 running firmware 6.110.

• BFS on c-Class blade servers fails on an active/passive MSA1000/1500 running firmware

5.20.