HP StorageWorks 4000/6000/8000 - Enterprise Virtual... Instruction Manual

HP StorageWorks
4000/6000/8000 Enterprise Virtual
Array connectivity 5.0D for IBM AIX
release notes
Part number: 5697-5543
Third edition: November 2005

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4000/6000/8000 Enterprise Virtual Array connectivity 5.0D for IBM AIX

About this document
This section describes the content reflected in this document, including:
•Releasenote
s information
• Intended audience
• Accessing future product updates
Release notes information
These release notes include the following topics:
•Newfeatures
•EVAstoragesystem
• EVA compatibility
• Operating constraints
• Storage System Scripting Utility for EVA
• Avoiding problem situations
Intended audience
This document is intended for use by:
•Customers who purchased the HP StorageWorks 4000/6000/8000 Enterprise Virtual Array
(EVA4000/6000/8000) to use with the IBM AIX operating system
•HP customer service personnel responsible for installing and maintaining devices connected to
EVA4000/6000/8000 storage system
Accessing future product updates
HP strongly recommends that customers sign up online using the Subscriber's choice web site:
http://www.hp.com/go/e-updates.
•Subscribing to this service provides you with e-mail updates on the latest product enhancements,
newest versions of drivers, and firmware documentation updates as well as instant access to
numerous other product resources.
•After signing up, you can quickly locate your products by selecting Business support and then
Storage under Product Category.
New features
This release includes the following major enhancements:
•Support is provided for EVA4000/6000/8000 controller software 5.031.
NOTE:
EVA4000/6000/8000 controller software 5.031 replaces EVA4000/6000/8000 controller
software 5.030.
•Migration from an EVA3000/EVA5000 storage system to an EVA4000/6000/8000 storage
system requires I/O to be quiesced.
•Support is provided for multipathing I/O (MPIO).
•Support is provide for booting from SAN with MPIO.
•Support is provided for Storage System Scripting utility (SSSU) 3.2, build 7.
•Different types of multipathing software are able to coexist on the same server.
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EVA storage system
EVA documentation
For a complete library of EVA and related documentation, see the following web sites:
http://www.hp.com/go/eva8000
http://www.hp.com/go/eva6000
http://www.hp.com/go/eva4000
Product support information
This document contains the current product information at the release of controller software 5.031.
The latest product support information and downloads for storage products are available at the following
web site:
http://h18006.www1.hp.com/storage/index.html
Supported configurations
Supported configurations are described in the Enterprise Virtual Array QuickSpecs, available at the
following web site:
http://h18006.www1.hp.com/storage/arraysystems.html
The extended interoperability of the heterogeneous SAN allows you to mix several types of HP
StorageWorks storage systems. The HP StorageWorks SAN design reference guide is a detailed guide
for SAN configurations and is available at the following web site:
http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/storageworks/san/documentation.html
EVA compatibility
Operating system specifications
Table 1 lists the operating system specifications. For multipathing driver versions, see your HP
StorageWorks 4000/6000/8000 Enterprise Virtual Array connectivity for IBM AIX installation and
reference guide.
NOTE:
Table 1 contains current minimum-level operating system specifications at the time of this release. Some
component versions may change due to revision. For the latest information, see the following web site:
http://h18006.www1.hp.com/storage/index.html.
Table 1 Operating system specifications
IBM AIX version Clustering FCA (HBA) Adapter driver
5.3 Minimum maintenance level
00 with recommended
APARs
5.2
HACMP 5.1, 5.2 6228
6239
5716
Minimum maintenance level
04 with recommended
APARs
4

Switch support
This release supports the Fibre Channel switches and firmware versions listed in the HP StorageWorks
SAN design reference guide, which can be downloaded from the following web site:
http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/storageworks/san/documentation.html
NOTE:
HP recommends that you do not mix switch firmware versions in your SAN. It is considered a best
practice to uniformly upgrade all switches in the SAN.
Multiple-path support
IBM AIX with EVA storage requires multipathing on each host system to achieve high-availability,
multiple-path capability.
IBM servers
Table 2 lists the EVA-compatible IBM AIX server models.
Table 2 IBM AIX supported servers
Server Model
RS/6000 (PCI and PCI-X based servers only) 43P, 44P, F50, F80, H50, H70, H80, M80, S70,
S7A, S80, S85, 170, 270
SP9076 model P-series (PCI and PCI-X based servers
only) P610,P615,P620,P630,P640,P650,P655,
P660, P670, P680, P690
Power 5 servers P520, P550, P570, P590, P595, P510, P575
Operating constraints
You can find information about operating constraints specific to the EVA and HP StorageWorks
Command View EVA in their respective release notes.
Failover/failback
Failback preference settings for the Hierarchical Storage Virtualization (HSV) controllers are specific
to the operating system. See the HP StorageWorks OS connectivity for the Enterprise Virtual Array
installation and reference guide for more information.
SetallvirtualdisksforusebytheIBMAIXhostto No Preference on the Virtual Disk Properties page in
Command View EVA.
Storage System Scripting Utility for EVA
The latest version of the Storage System Scripting Utility (SSSU) can be accessed at the following HP
web site:
http://h18006.www1.hp.com/products/storage/software/cmdvieweva/index.html
Avoiding problem situations
You can find information about problems specific to the EVA and Command View EVA in their respective
release notes.
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