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13/5/10

HP MPIO Full Featured DSM for EVA4x00/6x00/8x00 families of Disk Arrays


HP MPIO Full Featured DSM for EVA4x00/6x00/8x00 families of Disk Arrays


 

Operating system requirements


Following are the operating system requirements for HP MPIO EVA DSM:


  • Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 2 (x86, IA64 and x64)

  • Windows Server 2003 R2 with Service Pack 2 (x86 and x64)

  • Windows Server 2008 with Service Pack 2 (x86, IA64 and x64)

  • Windows Server 2008 R2 (IA64 and x64)

  • Windows Server 2008 – Server Core R2 (x64)

  • Windows Server 2008 – Server Core with Service Pack 2 (x86 and x64)

Supported storage systems



  1. The HP MPIO EVA DSM supports the following disk arrays:


    • EVA4000

    • EVA4100

    • EVA4400

    • EVA6000

    • EVA6100

    • EVA6400

    • EVA8000

    • EVA8100

    • EVA8400

  2. The HP MPIO EVA DSM supports MPX200 iSCSI Router

Prerequisite drivers


HP StorageWorks RAID storage systems are generally installed with a Solution Software kit, such as the Fibre Channel Installation kit. These kits install or update certain drivers necessary for using HP StorageWorks products with Windows. For more information on Host Bus Adapter (HBA) drivers, see

Configuration limits


Table 1, “Configuration limits” lists the configuration limits for HP MPIO EVA DSM.

Table 1 Configuration limits
Features HP MPIO Full-Featured DSM for EVA4x00/6x00/8x00 family of Disk Arrays
Maximum number of paths per disk for EVA 32
Failback Autofailback
Load balancing Yes
User Interface Yes
Coexistence with Secure Path on same server Yes
Coexistence with HP MPIO Full Featured DSM for XP family of Disk Arrays on same server
 Yes
Coexistence with HP MPIO Full Featured DSM for EVA3000/5000 VCS 4.xxx Disk Arrays on same server
Yes
Coexistence with HP MPIO Full Featured DSM for MSA1000/1500 (Active-Active) Disk Arrays on same server
 Yes
Coexistence with HP MPIO basic failover for EVA arrays on same server Yes
Coexistence with HP MPIO basic failover for XP arrays on same server No
Coexistence with MS-DSM on the same server Yes

Installation kit components


Table 2, “Installation kit components” lists the components that are supplied in this release of HP MPIO EVA DSM:

Table 2 Installation kit components
File x86 ia64 x64
hpeaadsm.sys
4.0.3.110
4.0.4.110
4.0.5.110
mpio.sys
1.23.3790.2451
1.23.3790.2451
1.23.3790.2451
mpdev.sys
1.23.3790.2451
1.23.3790.2451
1.23.3790.2451
mpspfltr.sys
1.23.3790.2451
1.23.3790.2451
1.23.3790.2451
hpperfprov.dll
1.0.3.7
1.0.4.7
1.0.5.7
hpdsm.exe
3.3.2.140
3.3.4.140
3.3.5.140
hpprutil.exe
1.0.2.1
1.0.4.1
1.0.5.1


NOTE:

  • For Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2, Multipath I/O is provided as an inbox feature and the version numbers for mpio.sys, mpdev.sys and mpspfltr are not applicable for the same.

  • Check with Microsoft for Multipath I/O feature updates on Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2.

  • On Windows Server 2003, minimum MPIO framework version supported on this DSM is 1.20.

  • MS iSCSI software initiator v2.08 or above is required for iSCSI connectivity.

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