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

HP StorageWorks
4000/6000/8000 Enterprise Virtual
Array connectivity 5.1A for Windows
release notes
Part number: 5697-5584
Fourth edition: February 2006

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4000/6000/8000 Enterprise Virtual Array connectivity 5.1A for Windows release notes

About this document
This section describes the content reflected in this document, including:
•Release notes information, page 3
•Intended audience, page 3
•Accessing future product updates,page3
Release notes information
These release notes describe the following topics:
•Enhancements, page 3
• EVA storage system,page4
• EVA compatibility, page 4
•Operating constraints,page9
•Storage System Scripting Utility for EVA, page 9
•Recommendations, page 9
•Host server considerations,page10
Intendedaudience
These release notes are intended for:
•Customers who purchased the HP StorageWorks 4000/6000/8000 Enterprise Virtual Array
(EVA4000/6000/8000) storage system to use with the Microsoft® Windows® operating system
•HP customer service personnel responsible for installing and maintaining devices connected to
an 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.
Enhancements
This release includes the following enhancements:
•Support for EVA4000/6000/8000 controller software 5.100
•Support for Storage Management Appliance
•Supportfora4Gbfrontendcontroller
•Support for RoHS-compliant hardware
•Support for Direct Connect
In this release, the same server can attach to an EVA3000/5000 subsystem and an
EVA4000/6000/8000 subsystem.
4000/6000/8000 Enterprise Virtual Array connectivity 5.1A for Windows release notes 3

EVA storage system
These release notes contain the latest product information at the time of this release.
Thelatestprodu
ct support information and downloads for storage products are available on the HP
storage web site:
http://h18006.www1.hp.com/storage/index.html
EVA documentation
A complete library of EVA4000/6000/8000 and related documentation is available on the following
HP web sites:
http://www.hp.com/go/eva4000
http://www.hp.com/go/eva6000
http://www.hp.com/go/eva8000
Supported configurations
Supported configurations are described in the Enterprise Virtual Array QuickSpecs, available on the
HP storage web site:
http://h18006.www1.hp.com/storage/arraysystems.html
EVA compatibility
This section lists the specifications at the time of this release. Some component versions may change due
to revision. For the latest information, see the HP storage web site:
http://h18006.www1.hp.com/storage/index.html
Operating system specifications
The following tables list the Fibre Channel Adapter (FCA) specifications for the supported versions of
Windows.
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Table 1 Operating system specifications for the Windows 2000 platform
Windows
version Fibre Channel adapter
Adapter driver
version (minimum/
recommended)
Adapter firmware
(minimum/
recommended)
Boot BIOS version
(minimum/
recommended)
FC1142SR
PN AE311A19.1.0.13 n/a
(loaded by the driver)
1.06
FC1242SR
PN AE312A19.1.0.13 n/a
(loaded by the driver)
1.06
FC2142SR
PN A8002A15-5.20a9/
5-5.20a10 2.50a2 1.70a3
FC2143
PN AD167A 5-5.20a10 2.10a7 1.70a3
FC2243
PN AD168A 5-5.20a10 2.10a7 1.70a3
FC2242SR
PN A8003A15-5.20a9/
5-5.20a10 2.50a2 1.70a3
FCA2101
PN 245299-B21 5-5.20a9
5-5.20a10 3.92a2/
3.93a0 1.7a1/ 1.70.a3
FCA2214
PN 281541-B21 9.0.2.11/
9.1.0.13 n/a
(loaded by the driver)
1.45
FCA2214DC
PN 321835-B21 9.0.2.11/
9.1.0.13 n/a
(loaded by the driver)
1.45
FCA2355
PN 308540-B21 5-5.20a9/
5-5.20a10 3.92a2/ 3.93a0 1.70a1/ 1.70.a3
FCA2404
PN 305573-B21 5-5.20a9/
5-5.20a10 1.90a4/ 1.91a1 1.70a1/ 1.70.a3
FCA2404DC
PN 323264-B21 5-5.20a9/
5-5.20a10 1.90a4/ 1.91a1 1.70a1/ 1.70.a3
FCA2408
PN 343073-B21 5-5.20a9/
5-5.20a10 1.90a4/ 1.91a1 1.70a1/ 1.70.a3
FC Adapter Card
(BL20p G3)
PN 361426-B21
9.0.2.11 n/a
(loaded by the driver)
1.45
FC Balcony Card
(BL30p, BL35p)
PN 354054-B21
9.0.2.11 n/a
(loaded by the driver)
1.45
FC Mezzanine
Card for BL20p G2
PN 300874-B21
9.0.2.11 n/a
(loaded by the driver)
1.45
HPBALCF 105
(BL25p, BL45p)
PN 381881-B21
9.0.2.11 n/a
(loaded by the driver)
1.48
A7387A 5-5.20a9/
5-5.20a10 1.90a4/ 1.91a1 1.70a1/ 1.70.a3
5.0 SP4
A7388A 5-5.20a9/
5-5.20a10 1.90a4/ 1.91a1 1.70a1/ 1.70.a3
1Supported only on PCI Express-capable servers
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Table 2 Operating system specifications for the Windows Server 2003 platform
Adapter driver
version (minimum/
recommended)
Windows
version Fibre Channel adapter Storport SCSI Mini- port
Adapter firmware
(minimum/
recommended)
BIOS ver-
sion (mini-
mum/recom-
mended)
FC1142SR
PN AE311A19.1.0.18 9.1.0.13 n/a
(loaded by the driver)
1.06
FC1242SR
PN AE312A19.1.0.18 9.1.0.13 n/a
(loaded by the driver)
1.06
FC2142SR
PN A8002A15-1.11a0/
5-1.11x1 5-5.20a9/ 5-5.20a10 2.50a2 1.70.a3
FC2143
PN AD167A 5-1.11x1 5-5.20a10 2.10a7 1.70a3
FC2243
PN AD168A 5-1.11x1 5-5.20a10 2.10a7 1.70a3
FCA2101
PN 245299-B21 5-1.11a0/
5-1.11x1 5-5.20a9/ 5-5.20a10 3.92a2/ 3.93a0 1.70a1/ 1.70.a3
FCA2214
PN 281541-B21 9.0.2.16/
9.1.0.18 9.0.2.11/ 9.1.0.13 n/a
(loaded by the driver)
1.45
FCA2214DC
PN 321835-B21 9.0.2.16/
9.1.0.18 9.0.2.11/ 9.1.0.13 n/a
(loaded by the driver)
1.45
FCA2355
PN 308540-B21 5-1.11a0/
5-1.11x1 5-5.20a9/ 5-5.20a10 3.92a2/ 3.93a0 1.70a1/ 1.70.a3
FCA2404
PN 305573-B21 5-1.11a0/
5-1.11x1 5-5.20a9/ 5-5.20a10 1.90a4/ 1.91a1 1.70a1/ 1.70.a3
FCA2404DC
PN 323264-B21 5-1.11a0/
5-1.11x1 5-5.20a9/ 5-5.20a10 1.90a4/ 1.91a1 1.70a1/ 1.70.a3
FCA2408
PN 343073-B21 5-1.11a0/
5-1.11x1 5-5.20a9/ 5-5.20a10 1.90a4/ 1.91a1 1.70a1/ 1.70.a3
FC Adapter Card
(BL20p G3)
PN 361426-B21
9.0.2.16 9.0.2.11 n/a
(loaded by the driver)
1.45
FC Balcony Card
(BL30p, BL35p)
PN 354054-B21
9.0.2.16 9.0.2.11 n/a
(loaded by the driver)
1.45
FC Mezzanine
Card for BL20p G2
PN 300874-B21
9.0.2.16 9.0.2.11 n/a
(loaded by the driver)
1.45
HPBALCF 105
(BL25p, BL45p)
PN 381881-B21
9.0.2.16 9.0.2.11 n/a
(loaded by the driver)
1.48
A7387A 5-1.11a0/
5-1.11x1 5-5.20a9/ 5-5.20a10 1.90a4/ 1.91a1 1.70a1/ 1.70.a3
A7388A 5-1.11a0/
5-1.11x1 5-5.20a9/ 5-5.20a10 1.90a4/ 1.91a1 1.70a1/ 1.70.a3
5.2 SP1
A7560A 5-1.11a0/
5-1.11x1 5-5.20a9/ 5-5.20a10 1.90a4/ 1.91a1 1.70a1/ 1.70.a3
1Supported only on PCI Express capable servers
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Table 3 Operating system specifications for the Windows 2003 x64 Extended System
platform
Windows
version Fibre Channel adapter
Adapter driver
version (minimum/
recommended)
Adapter firmware
(minimum/
recommended)
Boot BIOS version
(minimum/
recommended)
FC1142SR
PN AE311A19.1.0.18 n/a
(loaded by the driver)
1.06
FC1242SR
PN AE312A19.1.0.18 n/a
(loaded by the driver)
1.06
FC2142SR
PN A8002A17-1.11a0/
7-1.11x1 2.50a2 1.70a3
FC2242SR
PN A8003A17-1.11a0/
7-1.11x1 2.50a2 1.70a3
FC2143
PN AD167A 7-1.11x1 2.10a7 1.70a3
FC2243
PN AD168A 7-1.11x1 2.10a7 1.70a3
FCA2214
PN 281541-B21 9.0.2.16/
9.1.0.18 n/a
(loaded by the driver)
1.45
FCA2214DC
PN 321835-B21 9.0.2.16/
9.1.0.18 n/a
(loaded by the driver)
1.45
FCA2404
PN 305573-B21 7-1.11a0/
7-1.11x1 1.90a4/ 1.91a1 1.70a1/ 1.70.a3
FCA2404DC
PN 323264-B21 7-1.11a0/
7-1.11x1 1.90a4/ 1.91a1 1.70a1/ 1.70.a3
FCA2408
PN 343073-B21 7-1.11a0/
7-1.11x1 1.90a4/ 1.91a1 1.70a1/ 1.70.a3
FC Adapter Card
(BL20p G3)
PN 361426-B21
9.0.2.16 n/a
(loaded by the driver)
1.45
FC Balcony Card
(BL30p, BL35p)
PN 354054-B21
9.0.2.16 n/a
(loaded by the driver)
1.45
FC Mezzanine
Card for BL20p G2
PN 300874-B21
9.0.2.16n/a
(loaded by the driver)
1.45
HPBALCF 105
(BL25p, BL45p)
PN 381881-B21
9.0.2.16 n/a
(loaded by the driver)
1.48
A7387A 7-1.11a0/
7-1.11x1 1.90a4/ 1.91a1 1.70a1/ 1.70.a3
5.2 SP1
A7388A 7-1.11a0/
7-1.11x1 1.90a4/ 1.91a1 1.70a1/ 1.70.a3
1Supported only on PCI Express capable servers
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Table 4 Operating system specifications for the Windows Server 2003 for
Itanium-based system platform
Adapter driver version
(minimum/recommended)
Win-
dows
version Fibre Channel adapter Storport SCSI Mini- port
Adapter
firmware version
(minimum/
recommended)
EFI version
(minimum/
recommended)
A7298A16-1.10a4/
6-1.11x1 6-5.10a11/ 6-5.20a9 1.90a4/ 1.91a1 3.10a6
AB232A 6-1.10a4/
6-1.11x1 6-5.10a11/ 6-5.20a9 1.90a4/ 1.91a1 3.10a6
AB466A 6-1.10a4/
6-1.11x1 6-5.10a11/ 6-5.20a9 1.90a4/ 1.91a1 3.10a6
AB467A 6-1.10a4/
6-1.11x1 6-5.10a11/ 6-5.20a9 1.90a4/ 1.91a1 3.10a6
FC2143
PN AD167A26-1.11x1 6-5.20a9 2.10a7 3.11a4
5.2 SP1
FC2243
PN AD168A26-1.11x1 6-5.20a9 2.10a7 3.11a4
1Not supported on rx7620, rx8620 or Integrity Superdome servers
2Supported only on rx7620, rx8620 and Integrity Superdome servers
Direct Connect support
This release supports Direct Connect connectivity in clustered and nonclustered environments.
Operating system Direct Connect support?
Windows 2000 Yes
Windows 2003 32 bit Yes1
Windows 2003 x64 Yes1
Windows 2003 IA64 Yes
1Some HBAs do not support Direct Connect. See your HP representative for specific information.
Switch support
This release supports the Fibre Channel (FC) switches and firmware versions listed in the HP StorageWorks
SAN design reference guide, which you can download from the HP StorageWorks web site:
http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/storageworks/san/documentation.html
NOTE:
HP recommends that you
not mixswitchfirmwareversionsinaSAN.Itisabestpracticetouniformly
upgrade all switches in the SAN.
Multiple-path support
A Windows system with EVA4000/6000/8000 storage requires the installation of HP StorageWorks
multipathing software on each host to achieve high-availability, multipath capability.
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Server support
Windows supports ProLiant servers, including Blade Servers and HP Integrity Servers.
Operating constraints
For information about operating constraints for the EVA4000/6000/8000 hardware and HP
StorageWorks Command View EVA, see their release notes.
SAN boot procedures
Booting from the SAN is supported for Windows 2000 and Windows 2003 for multipath configurations.
SAN boot procedures are available on the following HP web site:
http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/storageworks/san/documentation.html
Failover/failback
Failback preference settings for the HSV controllers are specific to the operating system. See the HP
StorageWorks Windows connectivity for the Enterprise Virtual Array installation and reference guide
for more information.
Storage System Scripting Utility for EVA
Thelatestv
ersion of the Storage System Scripting Utility (SSSU) is available on the HP storage web site:
http://h18006.www1.hp.com/products/storage/software/cmdvieweva/index.html
Recommendations
This section contains HP recommendations to ensure proper operation of the EVA4000/6000/8000
storage system.
Codeload usage
When a system with a maximum configuration is running at full capacity, it may experience a time-out
condition before codeload is complete. HP recommends that you always upgrade multipathing software
at an off-peak time.
Disk resource Pending Timeout for large configurations
To ensure continuous operation of disk resources across the SAN with disk resource counts greater
than 8, HP recommends that you increase the Pending Timeout value for each disk resource from
180secondsto360seconds.
To set the Pending Timeout value:
1. Open the Microsoft Cluster Administrator.
2. Select a Disk Group resource in the left pane.
3. One at a time, right-click each Disk Resource in the right pane and select Properties.
4. Click the Advanced tab.
5. Change the Pending Timeout value to 360.
6. Click OK.
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Host server considerations
This section provides important information about the host servers.
Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003
Drive-letter remapping can occur in the following situations and can affect data access:
•Replacing one server with another
•Replacing a Fibre Channel adapter in a server
During a server or adapter replacement, use Disk Manager to manually remap drives to drive letters.
This restores access to your data.
When you replace a Fibre Channel adapter in a server, you must reinstall the HBA driver. Windows
2000 and Windows Server 2003 automatically reload the original driver, reset registry settings, and
create new connections on the HSV controller. Assign the new World Wide Names (WWNs) to the
appropriate server.
Registry growthinWindows
The Windows plug-and-play architecture limits the number of plug-and-play devices that you can add or
remove from the registry. When you add or remove devices, or create snapshots, the plug-and-play
manager adds entries to the registry.
If the registry contains more than 700 entries, the next time the system reboots, the following error
message is displayed: Failed to load Windows 2000 due to a file missing or
corrupt in the \WINNT\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM directory.
SeeMicrosoftKnowledgeBasearticle(269075)formoreinformationaboutregistrygrowth.
Known limitations for large LUNs in Windows 2000
In Windows 2000, if you remove a logical unit number (LUN) greater than 7, and then perform a disk
scan, the Found New Hardware wizard may ask you to finish installing the device that was removed.
The Device Manager may display the device with a yellow warning icon. Reboot the system to remove
the device.
Windows 2000 dynamic disk snapshots and snapclones
Windows 2000 does not support the use of snapshots or snapclones in HP SANs if you present the
snapshot or snapclone to the same Windows 2000 host as the LUN from which it was created. Snapshot
and snapclone are features of the HSG80 and HSV controller-based HP storage systems. All dynamic
disks on a system have information in their metadata about the other dynamic disks that exist on the
system. When Windows encounters two dynamic disks with the same information, it cannot resolve
the conflict.
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