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HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array Compatibility Reference

1.0 EVA software solution compatibility2.0 HP Command View EVA interoperability support

2.1 HP Command View EVA upgrade support2.2 HP Command View EVA downgrade support2.3 HP Replication Solutions Manager upgrade support2.4 Active/inactive support for EVA software

3.0 Controller software version support3.1 Upgrade support for controller software versions3.2 Downgrade support for controller software versions3.3 Data-in-place upgrade support for EVA controllers3.4 Controller software version support in remote replication environments3.5 Controller software and EVA4400 management module software support

4.0 HP StorageWorks EVA software deployment options

4.1 Supported software on management servers and the management module4.2 Supported EVA software operating environments4.3 HP Replication Solutions Manager host agent support4.4 HP Replication Solutions Manager server and host agent software compatibility4.54.6 Features supported by HP Replication Solutions Manager

5.0 Browser support6.0 Features supported by controller software version

6.1 Supported array features by controller software version6.2 Supported local replication features by controller software version

6.3 Supported remote replication features by controller software version7.0

Part number: 593083-001Edition: 17 February 2010

Dynamic Capacity Management compatibility

EVA host connectivity

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HP StorageWorks Business Copy EVA

HP StorageWorks Continuous Access EVA HP StorageWorks Replication Solutions Manager

How to use this document

Introduction

To determine support or compatibility, in a selected table, start from a row in the first column and find its intersection with the

appropriate column. The cell content such as a bullet or NA provides the support or compatibility information. For example, to

determine which local replication features are supported on the controller software version you are running, use Table 6.2,

Supported local replication features by controller software version. Locate a feature, such as, 'Create snapshots in preallocated

containers', in the first column ("Feature") and traverse to the intersection of that row with the column that contains the controller

software version you are running, such as XCS 6.0xx. Because the cell at the intersection of these two searches contains a bullet

(), the EVA software version you are using supports this feature. If, however, you are running VCS 4.0xx, the feature is notsupported. Footnotes in a continued table may appear on an earlier page.

This document contains tables that describe the compatible hardware, operating systems, and software for the following HP

StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array (EVA) products:

bullet () = compatibility or support blank = no compatibility or support gray = intersection with the same product

N = No

HP StorageWorks Command View EVA

NA = combination does not apply black = application does not run in the cited environment

Y = Yes

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VCS 3.1xx VCS 4.1xx XCS 6.1xx XCS 6.2xx XCS 09501x00 XCS 0952x000 XCS 09501x00 XCS 0952x000 9.1 9.2 5.0 5.1

3

3

EVA6400/8400

HP EVAInfo 9.02

HP SmartStart EVA Storage 3.0.15

HP Replication Solutions Manager 2.1


EVA4400


HP EVAInfo 9.2

EVA3000/5000

1.0 EVA software solution compatibility

This table shows the compatibility of the EVA so ftware solution components. An EVA software solution is comprised of controller software, management software, replication software, and replication license. See Table 2.0, HP

Command View EVA interoperability, for detailed management software support. This table also shows controller software compatibility for HP EVAInfo and HP SmartStart EVA Storage.

The replication features that are supported with your HP Business Copy EVA or HP Continuous Access EVA license depend on the controller software version that is installed on the arrays. See Table 6 .2, Supported local

replication features by controller software version, and Table 6.3, Supported remote replication features by controller software version, for more information.

To determine operating system and connectivity component (such as HBAs and multipathing) support for your EVA software solution:

1. Use this table (Table 1.0) to identify the VCS or XCS version that is supported with the software solution.

2. See the Enterprise Virtual Array release notes specific to the VCS or XCS version for general operating system support information.

3. See Table 7.0, EVA host connectivity, for details about locating operating system support information for your EVA.

HP Command

View EVA1

HP Replication

Solutions

Manager

EVA4x00/6x00/8x00


HP Replication Solutions Manager 4.0.x


HP SmartStart EVA Storage 1.04

HP SmartStart EVA Storage 2.04,5

1The installation of HP Command View EVA on a management server that is configured with a multi-homed network solution is not supported.2HP EVAInfo 8.0 is supported on HP-UX PA-RISC 11.11/11iv1 (64b), HP-UX 11.23 PI/11iv2 (64b PA-RISC, 64b Intel), and HP-UX 11.31/11iv3 (64b PA-RISC, 64b Intel). With EVAInfo 9.0 in addition to the HP-UX support,

support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS & ES 4 Update 6, 7 (x86 32-bit, x64 64-bit, Itanium), Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS & ES 5 Update 1, 2 (x86 32-bit, x64 64-bit, Itanium), and SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9.0 SP3 (x86,

x86_64 32-bit, x64 64-bit, Itanium), and SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10.0 SP1, SP2 (x86, x86_64 32-bit, x64 64-bit, Itanium) is added.3HP EVAInfo does not support all features on VCS 3.1xx controller software. See the EVAInfo release notes for more information.

4HP SmartStart EVA Storage is supported with EVA4000 and EVA4100 SAN Starter Kits.5HP SmartStart EVA Storage is supported on Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard and Enterprise Editions (x86 32-bit, x64 64-bit, Itanium). To configure an application server, HP SmartStart EVA Storage is supported on

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard and Enterprise Editions (x86 32-bit, x64 64-bit, Itanium).

HP SmartStart EVA Storage 2.14,5

HP EVAInfo 8.02



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6.0.2 7.0 7.0.1 8.0 8.0.1 8.0.2 8.11 9.0.1 9.1 9.2

3 3 3 3 3

4

5 5

XCS 09006000

SAN applications

1The release of HP Command View EVA 8.1 is specifically for the installation of the software on the EVA4400 management module. See the HP StorageWorks Command View EVA 8.1 release notes for details.2Where an HP Command View EVA version (or HP Replication Solutions Manager) is not supported with a particular XCS version, the HP Command View EVA version (or HP Replication Solutions Manager) is supported for

the purposes of upgrading to the latest XCS version. For example, you are currently running XCS 09001000 and want to upgrade to XCS 09522000. Although XCS 09001000 is not supported with HP Command View EVA

9.1, you can upgrade to version 9.1 while the array is running XCS 09001000 and then upgrade to XCS 0952x000.3HP recommends that you upgrade to XCS 6.2xx if you are using HP Command View EVA 8.0.1 or later.4Requires the following patches when installed with HP Command View EVA 8.0.2: APPRMWIN_00015/PHSS_39302/PHSS_39303, APPRMWIN_00017/PHSS_39306/PHSS_39307,

APPRMWIN_00016/PHSS_39304/PHSS_39305, APPRMWIN_00018/PHSS_39308/PHSS_39309.5HP Command View EVA and HP Command View for Tape Libraries may coexist on the same server. However, only one SMI-S CIMOM and provider can be installed. Subsequent SMI-S installations are likely to fail. See the

HP StorageWorks Command View EVA Installation Guide for installation details.6HP Command View EVA and HP Command View XP and/or HP Command View XP AE may coexist on the same server.

XCS 09501x00

This table lists the EVA controller software and layered applications that are supported with HP Command View EVA.

HP Command View EVA 6.0 includes HP Command View EVAPerf 6.0, SMI-S EVA 6.0, and SSSU 6.0.



HP Command View EVA 8.1 includes HP Command View EVA 8.1 only.

HP Command View EVA 9.0.1 includes HP Command View EVA 9.0.1 for server-based management and array-based management, HP Command View EVAPerf 9.0, SMI-S EVA 9.0, and SSSU 9.0.

HP Command View EVA 9.1 includes HP Command View EVA 9.1 for s erver-based management and array-based management, HP Command View EVAPerf 9.1, SMI-S EVA 9.1, and SSSU 9.1.

HP Command View EVA 9.2 includes HP Command View EVA 9.2 for s erver-based management and array-based management, HP Command View EVAPerf 9.2, SMI-S EVA 9.2, and SSSU 9.2.

NOTE: HP Command View EVA 9.0.1 replaced 9.0. All support information that was previously listed for HP Command View EVA 9.0 in this table was applied to 9.0.1.

EVA controller software2

XCS 09000000/09001000

XCS 5.1xx

XCS 6.2xx

VCS 3.1xx

XCS 09004000

HP Command View XP AE 5.16

XCS 0952x000

HP Configuration Collector 1.2.4

XCS 09003000

2.0 HP Command View EVA interoperability support

VCS 4.1xx

XCS 6.1xx

HP Command View XP PA 3.56

HP Command View for Tape Libraries 2.5

HP Command View EVA

HP Application Recovery Manager 6.1HP Application Recovery Manager 6.0

HP Command View XP 2.2B6





HP Command View for Tape Libraries 1.8b5

HP Command View for Tape Libraries 2.3.25



HP Command View XP PA 4.56

6.0.16.0

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6.0 6.0.1 6.0.2 7.0 7.0.1 8.0 8.0.1 8.0.2 8.11 9.0.1 9.1 9.2

7 7 7 7

7

7 7 7

7

7

7 7 7

7 7 7

10 10 10

7 7 7

13 14

14

14

10

10

HP EVA Cluster Extension for Windows 3.00.00HP EVA Cluster Extension for Windows 4.00.00



HP Data Protector software 6.1112

7Only supported on the server-based management version of HP Command View EVA.8HP recommends that you always install and use the latest version of HP Insight Remote Support Advanced software. Can coexist on the same platform with HP Command View EVA 8.0.1 or later.9HP recommends that you always install and use the latest version of HP Insight Remote Support Standard software. Can coexist on the same platform with HP Command View EVA 8.0.1 or later.10This combination of applications is not supported on an EVA4400.11Compatibility between HP OSEM and HP Command View EVA is not required; HP OSEM is only needed to support the ProLiant Storage Server, which can be used as the management server.12This compatibility reference applies only to HP Data Protector customers who use either the Zero Downtime Backup and Instant Recovery for EVA integration or Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Services for EVA-based

backups. It does not restrict HP Command View EVA and HP Data Protector deployments where these components are not used.13Requires patches DPWIN_00378, PHSS_38030, PHSS_38031, DPLNX_00052, and DPSOL_00338, or superseding patches.14Fully allocated snapshots are supported only if snapshot rotation is set to 1.15Supported via a provider included with HP Storage Essentials. HP SMI-S EVA is not supported. Provisioning via the HP Storage Essentials user interface is not supported.16Supported via a provider included with HP Storage Essentials. HP SMI-S EVA is not supported but will coexist. Provisioning via the HP Storage Essentials user interface (GUI/CLI) is supported.

HP Metrocluster A.05.00

HP Remote Support Configuration Collector


HP Storage Essentials Enterprise Edition 5.1 SP2 (Windows/Linux)16

HP Storage Essentials Standard Edition 5.1 SP5 (Windows)15

HP Storage Essentials Enterprise Edition 6.0 SP1 (Windows/Linux)

16

HP Storage Essentials Standard Edition 5.1 SP4 (Windows)15

HP Storage Essentials Enterprise Edition 5.1 Linux kit (Bld. 5.1.1) 15



HP Insight Remote Support Advanced software8

HP Insight Remote Support Standard software9

HP EVA Cluster Extension for Windows 2.01.00

HP Metrocluster A.04.00

HP Storage Essentials 5.1 SP1 for Windows kit 15

HP Open Service Event Manager 1.4.7, 1.4.811HP Navigator 4.3 through 4.9


HP Navigator 3.0 through 4.1

HP EVA Cluster Extension for Linux 1.02.01 (Itanium)HP EVA Cluster Extension for Linux 2.00.00 (x86, x64, Itanium)

2.0 HP Command View EVA interoperability support (cont'd)

HP EVA Virtualization Adapter 4.00.00

HP Metrocluster A.03.00HP Metrocluster A.02.00

HP EVA Cluster Extension for Linux 1.02.00 (x86 & x64)

HP Command View EVA

SAN applications (cont'd)

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6.0 6.0.1 6.0.2 7.0 7.0.1 8.0 8.0.1 8.0.2 8.11 9.0.1 9.1 9.2

7

7

7

7

7

7

19 19

20 7,20 20 20

20 7,20 20 20

20 20

7

mpx100b firmware 2.4.2.022

mpx100 firmware 2.0.8.8


HP VDS/VSS Hardware Provider 4.0x.00


HP Systems Insight Manager 6.0 (with HP Insight Remote Support

Advanced software)

HP Storage Essentials 6.2 (Windows/Linux)18

HP Storage Essentials 6.1 (Windows/Linux)18


Advanced software)


Advanced software)

17Supported on EVA3000/5000, EVA4000/6000/8000, EVA4100/6100/8100, and EVA4400 with Vraid0, Vraid1, and Vraid5 virtual disk s.18Supported on EVA3000/5000, EVA4000/6000/8000, EVA4100/6100/8100, EVA4400, and EVA6400/8400 with Vraid0, Vraid1, and Vraid5 virtual disks.19Supported on the same server as HP Systems Insight Manager 5.2 as long as the server is running HP Command View EVA 8.0.1 or 8.0.2.20Supported on the same server as HP Systems Insight Manger 5.3 or later as long as the server is running HP Command View EVA 8.0.2 or 9.0.1 or later (server-based management only).21This represents WEBES as a standalone product. HP recommends that you always install and use the latest version of WEBES.22Supported on the EVA4400 only.

mpx200 firmware 3.02.1

HP Storage Essentials Enterprise Edition 6.0 SP4 (Windows/Linux)16,17

HP Storage Essentials Standard Edition 6.0 SP1 (Windows/Linux)15

HP Storage Essentials Enterprise Edition 6.0 SP3 (Windows/Linux)16,17


HP Storage Essentials Standard Edition 6.0 SP4 (Windows/Linux)15,17

iSCSI connectivity



HP Command View EVA

SAN applications (cont'd)

HP WEBES21

HP Systems Insight Manager 5.3.1 (with HP Insight Remote Support

Advanced software)

HP Storage Essentials 6.1 SP1 (Windows/Linux)18

2.0 HP Command View EVA interoperability support

HP Systems Insight Manager 5.1 or 5.1 SP1 (with HP Insight Remote

Support Advanced software)

HP Storage Essentials Standard Edition 6.0 SP2 (Windows/Linux)15

HP Storage Essentials Standard Edition 6.0 SP3 (Windows/Linux)15,17

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FROM HP Command

View EVA version8.0 8.0.1 8.0.2 9.0 9.0.1 9.1 9.2

8.0 8.0.1 8.0.2 9.0

9.0.1 9.1 9.2

2.1 HP Command View EVA upgrade supportThis table shows upgrade support for HP Command View EVA versions. A bullet () indicates you can perform an

upgrade from the version in the FROM column to the version in the TO column without removing the earlier version. A

blank cell (or if an HP Command View EVA version is not listed) indicates an upgrade to a later version (without removing

the earlier version) is not supported. For unsupported upgrade paths, you must remove the previous version using Windows

Add/Remove Programs, reboot the management server, and install the applicable version listed below.TO HP Command View EVA version

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FROM HP Command

View EVA version8.0 8.0.1 8.0.2 9.0 9.0.1 9.1 9.2

8.08.0.1

8.0.2 9.0

9.0.1

9.1 9.2

2.2 HP Command View EVA downgrade supportThis table shows downgrade support for HP Command View EVA versions. A bullet () indicates you can perform a

downgrade from the version in the FROM column to the version in the TO column. A blank cell indicates a downgrade is

not supported. See the HP StorageWorks Command View EVA installation guide for instructions on downgrading to earlier

versions.

TO HP Command View EVA version

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FROM HP RSM server

version3.0 3.1 4.0 4.0.1 5.0 5.1

3.0 3.1

4.0 4.0.1

5.0 5.1

WITH operating

s stem3.0 3.1 4.0 4.0.1 5.0

HP HP-UX HP OpenVMS HP Tru64 UNIX IBM AIX

Linux (Red Hat and SuSE)1 Microsoft Windows Sun Solaris VMware guest OS

2.3 HP Replication Solutions Manager upgrade supportThis table shows upgrade support for HP Replication Solutions Manager server and host agent software versions.

A bullet () indicates you can perform an upgrade from the version in the FROM column to the version in the TO

column without removing the earlier version. A blank cell (or if an HP Replication Solutions Manager version is

not listed) indicates an upgrade to a later version (without removing the earlier version) is not supported.

TO HP RSM server version

FROM this HP RSM host agent version TO version 5.1

1Upgrading is not supported on a Linux Itanium server. You must remove the previous version first and then install

the new version.

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2.4 Active/inactive support for EVA software

Software Active Inactive As Of

5.0 30 Nov 20096.0 30 Nov 20096.0.1 30 Nov 20096.0.2 30 Nov 20097.0. 30 Nov 2009

7.0.1 30 Nov 20098.0 30 Nov 20098.0.1 30 Nov 20098.0.2 30 Nov 20098.1 30 Nov 20099.0.1 9.1 9.2

2.0 30 Nov 20092.1 30 Nov 2009

3.0 30 Nov 20093.1 30 Nov 20094.0 30 Nov 20094.0.1 16 Feb 20105.0 5.1

1.0 30 Nov 20092.0 30 Nov 20092.1 30 Nov 20093.0.1

3.1 3.2

HP SmartStart EVA Storage

HP Replication Solutions Manager

HP Command View EVA

This table identifies which versions of EVA management and replication software are active and inactive. Because the active/inactive designations

become effective in November 2009, there are multiple versions that list the same inactive date. Active and inactive are defined as:

Active: An active version has full Engineering support. Issues are addressed and patches can be provided.

Inactive: An inactive version has limited Engineering support. Customers will be requested to move to an active version. Engineering is available for

consultation but lab resources are not available to address issues. The escalation path for an issue on an inactive version is limited. The oldest active

software version goes inactive approximately six months after a new version is released. For example, if the current active versions are 8.0, 9.0.1, and

9.1, 8.0 goes inactive six months after 9.1 is released.NOTE: When a version of HP Command View EVA goes inactive, the same version of HP Command View EVAPerf, HP Storage System Scripting Utility,

and HP SMI-S EVA also goes inactive.

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3.0 Controller software version support

VCS 3.1xx VCS 4.1xx XCS 6.1xx XCS 6.2xx XCS09006000

XCS 09501x00(EVA4400)

XCS 09501x00(EVA6400/8400)

XCS 0952x000(EVA4400)

XCS 0952x000(EVA6400/8400)

1 1

1

2

2 2

2

1 1 1

1 1 1

1 1 1

1 1

1 2

1 2

2

2

TO controller software version

This table shows upgrade support for the controller software versions. A bullet () indicates you can perform an upgrade from the version in the FROM column to the version in the TO column. A blank cell

indicates an upgrade is not supported.

NOTE: Controller software 6.110 supersedes and replaces 6.100. XCS 6.110 can be installed on any EVA4000/6000/8000 or EVA4100/6100/8100 storage solution. Customers currently running

6.100 on an EVA4000/6000/8000 do not need to upgrade to XCS 6.110 as the only functional difference between 6.100 and 6.110 is added support for the EVA4100/6100/8100. XCS 6.110 is the

minimum required version for the EVA4100/6100/8100.

1An offline upgrade is required.2An online upgrade is supported.

XCS 0952x000 (EVA4400)

XCS 0952x000 (EVA6400/8400)

XCS 09003000

XCS 09006000

FROM controller software

version

XCS 6.1xx

3.1 Upgrade support for controller software versions

XCS 09501x00 (EVA4400)

XCS 09501x00 (EVA6400/8400)

XCS 09004000

XCS 6.2xx

VCS 3.1xx

VCS 4.1xx

XCS 09000000/09001000

XCS 5.1xx

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VCS 3.1xx VCS 4.1xx XCS 6.1xx XCS 6.2xx XCS 09006000XCS 09501x00

(EVA4400)

XCS 09501x00

(EVA6400/8400)

XCS 0952x000

(EVA4400)

XCS 0952x000

(EVA6400/8400)

1

2 2

2

2 3

2 1

1

1, 4 1

1 1

1An offline downgrade is required.2An array initialization is required, wh ich results in data loss or a restore.

3An online downgrade is supported.4If the EVA4400 controller contains cache DIMMs with either standard part number 2660-0281 or spare part number 587246-001 (or the controller has a label with Min FW 09522000 affixed to it), you

cannot downgrade from XCS 09522000.

XCS 09501x00 (EVA6400/8400)

XCS 09006000

VCS 4.1xx

XCS 6.2xx

XCS 09004000

XCS 6.1xx

XCS 09501x00 (EVA4400)

XCS 0952x000 (EVA4400)

XCS 0952x000 (EVA6400/8400)

3.2 Downgrade support for controller software versions

VCS 3.1xx

FROM controller software

version

This table shows downgrade support for the controller software versions. A bullet () indicates you can downgrade from the version in the FROM column to the version in the TO column. A blank cell indicates a

downgrade is not supported.

NOTE: If you are running XCS 6.110 on an EVA4100/6100/8100, you cannot downgrade to XCS 6.100 or earlier versions.

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EVA3000

(HSV100)

EVA5000

(HSV110)

EVA4100/6100

(HSV200-A)

EVA8100

(HVS210-A)

EVA4400

(HSV300)

EVA4400

(HSV300-S)

EVA6400

(HSV400)

EVA8400

(HSV450)1

1Includes EVA8400 HSV450 controller variations (14 GB cache and 22 GB cache).

EVA4400 (HSV300)

EVA4400 (HSV300-S)

EVA6400 (HSV400)

EVA8400 (HSV450)

EVA3000 (HSV100)EVA5000 (HSV110)EVA4000/6000 (HSV200)EVA4100/6100 (HSV200-A)EVA8000 (HSV210)EVA8100 (HSV210-A)

3.3 Data-in-place upgrade support for EVA controllersThis table shows data-in-place upgrade support for when you upgrade the hardware. A bullet () indicates you can perform a data-in-place upgrade from the array

controller in the FROM column to the array controller in the TO column. A blank cell indicates a data-in-place upgrade is not supported.

NOTE: When doing a data-in-place upgrade, the old and new controllers must be running the same version of controller software.

TO array controller

FROM array controller

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3.4 Remote replication support for controller software versions (server-based management only)

VCS 3.1xx VCS 4.1xx XCS 6.1xx2,3 XCS 6.2xxXCS

09006000

XCS 09501x00

(EVA4400)

XCS 09501x00

(EVA6400/8400)

XCS 0952x000

(EVA4400)

XCS 0952x000

(EVA6400/8400)

4

1,4

5

4

8

8

8

8

8

1,4 4 5 4 8 8 8 8 8

5 5 6 1,6 6,7 6,7 6,7 6,7 6,7

4 4 1,6 6 6 6 6 6 6

6,7 6 6 1,6 1,6 1,6 1,6

6,7 6 6 1,6 1,6 1,6 1,6

6,7 6 1,6 6 6 6 6

6,7 6 1,6 6 6 6 6

6,7 6 1,6 6 6 6 6

6,7 6 1,6 6 6 6 6

1Supported during the 60 day upgrade window only, meaning the source and destination arrays can be running these different controller software versions while you are upgrading the arrays and the upgrades

must be completed within 60 days. The upgrade window begins with the upgrade of the first array. It concludes when all arrays in a direct or indirect replication relationship with the first array have been

upgraded. You can only upgrade one controller software family (either VCS or XCS) at a time and only allow two versions within that family. During the upgrade window, do not make changes to DR groups

(adding/delete DR groups or adding/deleting members of DR groups).2Before upgrading your storage system to XCS 6.xxx firmware, all source and destination DR groups must be in Synchronous mode. Check each DR group to verify this setting, before proceeding with the

firmware upgrade process. Enhanced asynchronous replication is only available when both arrays are running XCS 6.000 or later. Asynchronous replication in XCS 6.000 or l ater (not including 6.200) is not

compatible with asynchronous replication in earlier versions of controller software (XCS 5.1xx or earlier, VCS).3When this version of XCS is running on either the source or destination array, asynchronous write mode is not available when creating a DR group. Asynchronous write mode is available only after the DR

group is created.4Synchronous and standard asynchronous replication is supported between these controller software versions.5Asynchronous replication is not supported between these controller software versions. Only synchronous replication is supported.6Synchronous and enhanced asynchronous replication is supported between these controller software versions.7Supported as long as the controller software on the HSV200-x/HSV210-x controller is upgraded to XCS 6.2xx within 60 days.8The following restrictions apply:

a) Replication from EVA3000/5000 to EVA4400, EVA6400, or EVA8400

b) Synchronous write mode only

c) Supported on VCS 3.1xx only if the EVAx400 target array (running XCS 0950xxxx through 0952xxxx) does not have DR groups with another EVA model during the data migration NOTE: There is an optional configuration to work around the restriction in 8c. (all other restrictions from footnote 8 still apply) when an EVA6400 or EVA8400 is the target EVA. If there is an absolute need

for the target EVA6400/8400 to participate in additional HP Continuous Access EVA relationships (besides the relationship with the EVA3000/5000), the host ports u sed on the target array by the

EVA3000/5000 must be isolated from o ther HP Continuous Access EVA relationships. You can accomplish this by zoning (or using separate fabrics), where host ports 1 and 2 for the EVA6400/EVA8400 are

only accessible by the EVA3000/5000 and host ports 3 and 4 are available for other HP Continuous Access EVA relationships. Not adhering to this restriction can lead to unexpected and undesired behavior.

If an EVA4400 is the target array, you must follow the restriction listed in 8c. and limit the relationship to just the migration relationship from the EVA3000/5000 to the EVA4400.

d) Supported on VCS 4.1xx; all restrictions except c apply

e) Fibre Channel connectivity supported (no long distance support)

f) The 60 day upgrade window applies, no permanent relationships are supported

XCS 6.2xx

VCS 4.1xx

Controller software version

(source array)VCS 3.1xx

XCS 09004000

XCS 09006000

XCS 6.1xx

XCS 09501x00 (EVA4400)

XCS 09501x00 (EVA6400/8400)

This table shows support between controller software versions in remote replication environments, meaning the controller software versions that are running on the source and destination arrays. A bull et ()

indicates support when the source and destination arrays are running the controller software versions listed. A blank cell indicates replication between the controller software versions is not supported.

Controller software version (destination array)

XCS 0952x000 (EVA4400)

XCS 0952x000 (EVA6400/8400)

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09000000 09001000 09003000 09004000 09006000 09501x00 0952x000

0001.0000 0001.0020 0001.1000 2

0001.2000 2 2

0001.2010 2 1

0001.3000 2 2

0001.4000 2 2

Management module software1

Controller software

This table shows support between controller software and management module software. A bullet () indicates support; a blank cell indicates no

support. The management module is applicable to the EVA4400 only.

1Where a management module software version is not supported with a particular XCS version, the management module software version is supported

for the purposes of upgrading to the latest XCS version. For example, you are currently running XCS 09001000 and want to upgrade to XCS

09522000. Although XCS 09001000 is not supported with management module software version 0001.3000, you can upgrade to version

0001.3000 while the array is running XCS 09001000 and then upgrade to XCS 09522000.2Installing HP Command View EVA 8.1 or later will automatically install management module software 0001.1000 or later.

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1These are minimum requirements. As the number of arrays and objects on the arrays increases, HP recommends that the management server upgraded to a higher-end machine.

2A minimum of a dual-processor or dual-core 1.86 GHz Intel Xeon Processor (or AMD equivalent) and 2 GB memory is recommended if you are managing 4 or more arrays.3A minimum of a dual-processor or dual-core 1.86 GHz Intel Xeon Processor (or AMD equivalent) and 4 GB memory is recommended if HP Replication Solutions Manager, HP Cluster

Extension EVA, HP Metrocluster, HP Remote Support Pack, HP Storage Storage Essentials, HP Data Protecto r, or HP Systems Insight Manager are in the configuration.

HP X3000 Network Storage

Gateways

HP StorageWorks X3400 Network Storage System



HP ProLiant DL380 G5 x64 SAN Storage Server

HP ProLiant DL380 G5 Base Storage Server

Note: In most configurations, the X3400 Network Storage System is preferred.

General-purpose server

Dedicated management

server

4.0 HP StorageWorks EVA software deployment optionsFor server-based management, you can install HP StorageWorks EVA management and replication software on a management server. The management servers are:

General-purpose server: A server that runs customer applications, such as file and print services

Dedicated management server: A Windows host that is intended solely for HP storage software, such as HP OpenView Storage Node Manager, HP OpenView Storage Area

Manager add-on software modules, or HP StorageWorks EVA software

HP X3000 Network Storage Gateways: A server similar to the general-purpose server; it can be used for managing EVAs in the SAN as well as traditional NAS-based

applications.

For array-based management (EVA4400 only), you can install HP Command View EVA on the management module within the controller enclosure. The server you use to browse to HP

Command View EVA on the managment module can be any server running any operating system and meets the browser requirements listed in Table 5.0, Browser and JRE support. Allother applications require a separate server. See the installation guide for the appropriate application for more information.

Required hardware

x86 and x64 architectures are supported1

Processor: 1.26 GHz (minimum), dual-processor or dual-core 1.86 GHz (recommended)2,3

Memory: 2 GB (minimum), 4 GB (recommended)2,3

Disk space requirements:

200 MB for HP Command View EVA installation

2 GB for HP Command View EVA log files (During heavy management command activity, the required space for logs may increase

sharply in a 72-hour period.)

10 MB for each managed array

550 MB for HP Replication Solutions Manager installation

Additional 300400 MB for HP Replication Solutions Manager installation to accommodate log and database growth

10/100 Mbps for RSM server to RSM host agent connectivity

NOTE: HP Command View EVA and HP Replication Solutions Manager are supported on any server (including blade servers) as long as the server

meets the minimum configuration requirements for a general purpose server as noted above.

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module

1HP recommends a maximum of eight EVAs per HP Command View EVA instance. This recommendation applies to all management server types.2Do not install HP StorageWorks Command View SDM 1.09 and HP Replication Solutions Manager 1.1 or 1.2 on the same management server. Do not install HP Command View XP and HP Replication Solutions Manager on the

same management server.3SmartStart 7.2 requires HP Secure Path Manager 4.0C SP2.4A dedicated management server is required for HP Storage Essentials. Do not install HP Command View EVA and HP Storage Essentials on the same server.5Supported with HP StorageWorks Management Pack for MOM 2005.6Microsoft Windows 2000 is no longer supported on the HP X3000 Network Storage Gateways. When calling for support, customers may be asked to upgrade to later versions to take advantage of specific quality improvements.

Microsoft Windows Storage Server

2008 Standard SP2 (x64) (X1800),

Microsoft Windows Storage Server

2008 Enterprise SP2 (x64) (X3400,

X3800), Microsoft Windows Storage

Server 2003 Standard R2 (x64 64-bit)

(DL380 base), or Microsoft Windows

Unified Data Storage Server 2003

Enterprise (x64 64-bit) (DL380 x64)

WEBES (HP Services obligation required)

Operating systems2

Microsoft Windows Server 2003

Standard and Enterprise SP1/SP2/R2

(x86 32-bit or x64 64 -bit); Microsoft

Windows Server 2008 Standard and

Enterprise SP1/SP2/R2 (x86 32-bit or

x64 64-bit)

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard

and Enterprise SP1/SP2/R2 (x86 32-bit or

x64 64-bit); Microsoft Windows Server

2008 Standard and Enterprise (x86 32-bit

or x64 64-bit)

Operating system connectivity 3.0e and later

OR

Storport Driver

NA

6

16

6Number of SAN islands supported (managing multiple SANs)

16

Microsoft Operations Manager support (MOM)5

Number of HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Arrays

supported116

HP StorageWorks Management Pack for Systems Center

Operations Manager 2007

HP Secure Path (required for multipath configurations)

NA

6

NA NA

HP Storage Essentials4

HP Secure Path Manager3

HP Command View EVA

NA

HP Command View EVA and HP Command View XP and/or HP

Command View XP AE coexistence on same Windows server

HSG Element Manager 1.0f

HP Replication Solutions Manager2

1

1

4.1 Supported software on management servers and the management moduleThis table lists the software that is s upported on each management server and the EVA4400 management module. Although multiple software products are compatible with a management server, these software products may not

be compatible with each other.

General-purpose server Dedicated management serverHP X3000 Network Storage

Gateways6

HP Insight Remote Support software

1

HP Command View for Tape Libraries and HP Command ViewEVA software coexistence

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5

9.07

9.07

9.07

9.07

9.07

9.07

9.07

9.07

9.07

This table lists the supported servers, operating systems and application integration for EVA software. A bullet () indicates support on all EVA models, an EVA model indicates support with that EVA model only, and a blank cell

indicates no support.

The environments are:

HP Business Copy EVA Basic I/OThe ability for HP Business Copy EVA to work with an operating system is determined by the operating system support documents posted on the Single Point of Connectivity Knowledge

(SPOCK) website (http://www.hp.com/storage/spock). (To enable SPOCK access, you must sign up for an HP Passport.) If an operating system is supported with a particular EVA model and controller software version, then HP

Business Copy EVA is supported with that operating system. There may or may not be support through HP RSM on that operating system, as indicated in this table.

HP Continuous Access EVA Basic I/OThe ability for HP Continuous Access EVA to work with an operating system is determined by the operating system support documents posted on the S ingle Point of Connectivity

Knowledge (SPOCK) website (http://www.hp.com/storage/spock). (To enable SPOCK access, you must sign up for an HP Passport.) If an operating system is supported with a particular EVA model and controller software version,

then HP Continuous Access EVA is supported with that operating system. There may or may not be support through HP RSM on that operating system, as indicated in this table.

HP RSM host agentThe HP RSM host agent is installed on servers running this operating system. The CLUI client is also supported on this operating system if the HP RSM host agent is supported on it.

HP Storage Volume GrowthThe ability for HP Storage Volume Growth to work with this operating system.

HP RSM ServerThe ability for HP Replication Solutions Manager to be installed on this operating system. You can use RSM Server to manage LUNs that are presented to any EVA-supported operating system.

HP CV EVA and EVAPerfThe ability for HP Command View EVA and HP Command View EVAPerf to work with this operating system. Currently, HP Command View EVA and

HP Command View EVAPerf can only be installed on a server running a supported version of Windows 2000 or Windows 2003.

HP SSSUThe ability for HP StorageWorks Storage Scripting Utility to be installed on and work with this operating system.

Dedicated management server

Environment

HP CV EVA 9.1 &

EVAPerf 9.1

HP SSSUServer, OS, or application type

HP RSM server

IBM AIX 6.1

HP HP-UX 11.31/11iv3 (64b PA-RISC)6

HP HP-UX 11.23 PI/11iv2 (64b PA-RISC)6

Apple Mac OS X

HP HP-UX 11.31/11iv3 (64b Intel)6

Citrix XenServer HP Enterprise Edition

HP X3000 Network Storage Gateways

HP HP-UX 11.23 PI/11iv2 (64b Intel)6

1See Table 4.3, "RSM host agent support" for host volume mounting restrictions.2See Table 4.4, "RSM sever and host agent compatibility" for supported combinations of RSM server and RSM host agent versions.3To download HP DButil, go to http://h18006.www1.hp.com/products/storage/software/bizcopyeva/index.html and select Software & drivers.4This is an iSCSI only implementation and only applies to HP Command View EVA. For more information, see the HP StorageWorks Command View EVA iSCSI deployment white paper, which is available at:

http://h18006.www1.hp.com/storage/softwhitepapers.html?jumpid=reg_R1002_USEN.5For the HP X3000 Network Storage Gateways, HP SVG is supported on Windows Storage Server 2003 only.6Only English and Japanese versions of this operating system are supported.7If 9.0 is listed in the cell instead of a bullet, it means that there is only a 9.0 version of HP SSSU for this operating system. The HP Command View EVA 9.1 software CD or download includes HP SSSU 9.0 for the applicable

operating systems.

General-purpose server IP only connectivity4

IBM AIX 5.3

HP Tru64 5.1b-4IBM AIX 5.2

HP OpenVMS 8.3 on Integrity servers

HP OpenVMS 8.2-1 on Integrity serversHP OpenVMS 8.3 on Alpha servers

4.2 Supported EVA software operating environments

HP OpenVMS 7.3-2 on Alpha serversHP OpenVMS 8.2 on Alpha servers

HP RSM

host agent1,2

Server

HP Storage Volume

Growth 1.1

HP CV EVA 9.2 &

EVAPerf 9.2

General-purpose server

HP DButil3

HP HP-UX PA-RISC 11.11/11iv1 (64b)6

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5.0 5.1 5.0 5.1 9.1 9.2

9 9

9 9

9 9

9 9

9 9

9 9

9 9

9.07

10 10

8.0

9.010

9.010

9.010

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS & ES 3 (Itanium) Update 8, 96

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Itanium (all editions)6

8

The minimum supported version for HP RSM host agent 3.1 or later is SP2 or R2. SP1 is no longer supported.9The host agent on this operating system depends on the WMI HBA classes that are part of Microsoft's f ci nf o package, which you can download from http://www.microsoft.com.10HP RSM server on Windows XP is supported for simulation mode only.11Novell NetWare is not supported with HP Continuous Access EVA on the EVA4400. HP SSSU on Novell Netware 6.5 SPx is supported with HP SSSU 8.0 features only.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS & ES 4 (x64 64-bit) Update 76

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS & ES 3 (x86 32-bit) Update 8, 96


Microsoft Windows XP6

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS & ES 4 (x86 32-bit) Update 76

Novell Netware 6.5 SPx11

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS & ES 4 (Itanium) Update 76

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition SP1/SP2 (x86 32-bit)6

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 (Itanium)6

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 64-bit (all editions)6

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard SP2/R2 (x86 32-bit)6, 8

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Enterprise SP1/SP2 (x86 32-bit)6

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Enterprise SP1/SP2 (x64 64-bit)6

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard SP1/SP2 (x64 64-bit)6

Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP2/SP3/SP46

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise SP2 (Itanium)6,8

HP Storage Volume

Growth 1.1

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter SP2 (Itanium)6,8

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 x64 Hyper-V, Hyper-V Server6

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise SP2/R2 (x64 64-bit)6,8

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard SP2 (Itanium)6, 8

HP RSM

host agent1,2

Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP4 (x86)6

Server, OS, or application type

4.2 Supported EVA software operating environments (cont'd)

HP SSSUHP CV EVA 9.1 &

EVAPerf 9.1

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise SP2/R2 (x86 32-bit)6,8

HP CV EVA 9.2

& EVAPerf 9.2

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard SP2/R2 (x64 64-bit)6,8

HP DButil3HP RSM

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9.07

9.07

9.07

12,13 12,13 9.07

12 12 9.07

9.07

9.07

9.07

9.07

9.07

9.07

15 15

16

SQL Server 2000 Developer SP3 or later

SQL Server 2008 Standard

SQL Server 2008 Enterprise

SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9.0 (Itanium) SP3

SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9.0 (x64 64-bit) SP3

SQL Server 2000 Standard SP3 or later

SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 11.0 (x86 32-bit)SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 11.0 (x64 64-bit)SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 11.0 (Itanium)

Vmware ESX Server 4.0

VMware ESXi Server 3.5.x

SuSE Linux 8 (x64 64-bit) SP4

VMware ESX Server 3.5.x

Application

12The host agent on this operating system depends on SNIA libraries that are delivered with HP's SAN Infrastructure offerings. If you have not already done so, go to the software downloads page of the HP Business

Support Center web site (http://www.hp.com/support/downloads). In the Storage section, click Storage Networking and then select your product.13The host agent on this operating system does not support VERITAS DMP when accessing an EVA4000, EVA4100, EVA6x00, or EVA8x00.14HP SSSU 9.2 is only supported with the SP2 version of this operating system.15Supported with Windows 2003 Standard and Enterprise (x86 and x64) and Windows 2008 Enterprise (x86 and x64) as a guest operating system. No HBA information will be reported by the host agent in the

Windows guest operating system. With HP RSM 5.0 or later, the Windows guest operating system can be used as both the source and the target or mount host. Replicas can be presented to and mounted on physical

hosts running a compatible Windows operating system. All operations are supported only on Raw D evice Mapped LUNs configured with physical compatibility mode. D C-Management and replication operations are

currently not supported on VMFS volumes using HP Replication Solutions Manager.16Oracle application integration is supported on Windows 2003 hosts only and works in Real Application Clusters (RAC) environments. There is no ASM support for Oracle application integration. There is no VMware

guest OS support for Oracle application integration.

SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10.0 (x86 32-bit) SP1, SP2, SP314

VMware ESX Server 3.0.x

SQL Server 2005 Enterprise SP1/SP2/SP3

SQL Server 2000 Enterprise SP3 or later

VMware ESX Server 2.5.4

SQL Server 2005 Standard SP2/SP3

VMware ESX Server 2.5.2

4.2 Supported EVA software operating environments (cont'd)

HP SSSUHP CV EVA 9.1 &

EVAPerf 9.1HP DButil3

Oracle 9i, 10G R2

Sun Solaris 8 (SPARC)

SuSE Linux 8 (x86 32-bit) SP4

Environment

HP RSM serverServer, OS, or application type

SuSE Linux 8 (Itanium) SP4

HP RSM

host agent1,2





Red Hat Linux AS & ES 5 (x86 32-bit) Update 36

SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10.0 (Itanium) SP1, SP2, SP314

HP CV EVA 9.2

& EVAPerf 9.2

HP Storage Volume

Growth 1.1

Red Hat Linux AS & ES 5 (x86 32-bit) Update 1, 26

Red Hat Linux AS & ES 5 (Itanium) Update 1, 26Red Hat Linux AS & ES 5 (x64 64-bit) Update 1, 26


Red Hat Linux AS & ES 5 (Itanium) Update 36

Sun Solaris 10 (x86)

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Active/Passive

(VCS 3.xxx)

Active/Active

(VCS 4.xxx)

Secure Path

3.0F SP2 or SP3

Secure Path

3.0F SP1, SP2,

or SP3

11.23: Secure Path 3.0F SP4,

PVlinks5

(no VERITAS DMP)

11.31: Native multipathing

11.23: Autopath/

Secure Path 3.0F SP4

11.31: Native

multipathing

Serviceguard6

Native cluster

software

Not supported TruCluster

Secure Path 2.0D

SP2 or SP38MPIO 1.0.1.0

(MPIO beta version)HACMP 5.3

SecurePath 4.0c

SP3 or later

Not supported

Supported Volume

Manager1 EVA4x00/6x00/8x00(includes

EVA6400/8400)

EVA3000/5000EVA4400

Compatible multipath solution3

Supported clustersoftware

Native multipathing software

HP Tru64 5.1b-4 Native Logical Volume7

HP OpenVMS

Y

NA Y

Y4

11.23: Native Logical

Volume Manager and

Veritas Volume Manager

(VxVM)

11.31: Native Logical

Volume Manager 1.0,

2.0

UFS, Native AdvFS

ODS-2, ODS-5

Native multipathing software

4.3 HP Replication Solutions Manager host agent support

HP HP-UX

This table describes HP Replication Solutions Manager host agent support for:

Volume Manager

Mounting host volume copies on the same host

Multipath solutions

Cluster software

NOTE: The information in this table is specific to what has been qualified with the HP Replication Solutions Manager host agent software. It may contain version information that conflicts with the array/operating system

support listed on the Singl e Point of Connectivity Knowledge (SPOCK) website. Use the information in this table specifically for HP Replication Solutions Manager host agent environments.

Supported filesystems

Mounting a host

volume copy onthe same host as

the source2

HFS, VxFS

Host operatingsystem

1If a volume group spans more than one storage system, HP Replication Solutions Manager only supports replication of volume groups spanning storage systems with the same controller software version.2Mounting a host volume copy on the same host as the source is supported with HP Business Copy EVA and HP Replication Solutions Manager.3These solutions apply to HP Continuous Access EVA in general.4With Veritas Volume Manager, this action requires a minimum of version 5.0 and is subject to specific disk layout versions as specified in Veritas documentation.5If you use Pvlinks and require multiple paths to a host volume, you must create the additional paths after the host volume is created. See HP StorageWorks Replication Solutions Manager User Guideor HP StorageWorks

Replication Solutions Manager Administrator Guide for more information.6DC-Management is not supported on cluster-aware disks and vol ume groups.7Replication of Advfs volumes on disks is supported, but replication of LSM volumes is not supported.8Secure Path 2.0D SP3 is the minimum required version for AIX 5.3.

MPIO 1.0.0.x or 1.0.1.x

(AntemetA basic HP Business Copy EVA

support only, no host agent support)

Y, except dynamic

disks or copies of

Windows Cluster

Quorum disks in the

same cluster

N JFSNative Logical Volume

Microsoft Windows 2008

Microsoft Windows 2003

NTFS, FAT32

IBM AIX

HP MPIO full featured DSM for EVA 4.0.0 or 3.02.0x Microsoft Cluster Server

Replication and DC-

Management of

Windows dynamic disks

and VERITAS Volume

Manager are not

supported

DC-Management of

Windows dynamic disks

and Veritas Volume

Manager are not

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Active/Passive

(VCS 3.xxx)

Active/Active

(VCS 4.xxx)

Serviceguard 11.16.xx


Secure Path

3.0D SP110,11Not supported MPxIO12 and Veritas DMP13 MPxIO 4.4.13 NA

NA




NA

Y Native Multipath UFS,VxFS

HP Device Mapper Multipath kit 4.x

QLogic failover driver 8.01.07.25 (no Secure Path)

Emulex Multipulse driver 2.2.20

VMware 3.5, 4.0 NA NA NA VMFS 2 (3.5)VMFS 3 (4.0)

EXT2, EXT3

N

SuSE Linux SLES 11.0 Sistina 2.02.39 N

Veritas Volume

Manager 4.1

Sistina 2.01.14

SuSE Linux SLES 10.0 SP1,

SP2, SP3Sistina 2.02.17

Sun Solaris (x86)Veritas Volume

Manager 5.0

UFS, VxFS

Compatible multipath solution3

Supported cluster

software







EXT2, EXT3

EXT2, EXT3

SuSE Linux SLES 9.0 SP3

Red Hat Linux AS & ES 4

Update 7Sistina 1.08-13

9The HP RSM host agent on the Solaris 9 operating system does not support VERITAS Volume Manager when accessing an EVA4000, EVA4100, EVA6x00, or EVA8x00.10To display host properties correctly, HP RSM requires the QLA2310F/FCA2257P, QLA2342, QLA2340, or LP10000DC host bus adapter when running the Secure Path multipath solution.11The HP RSM host agent on the Solaris operating system only supports SecurePath with controller software 3.028 or earlier only.12To display host properties correctly, HP RSM requires the QLA2342 (SUN) host bus adapter when running the MPxIO multipath solution.13To display host properties correctly, HP RSM requires the ASL libraries on the host for QLA2310F/FCA2257P, QLA2342, or QLA2340 host bus adapter when running the VERITAS multipath solution.

Red Hat Linux AS & ES 5

(5.1 for x64) Update 1, 2,

3

Sistina 2.02.17

Y, except copies of

Veritas Volume

Manager disk groups

Sun Solaris (SPARC)9

4.3 HP Replication Solutions Manager host agent support (cont'd)

Mounting a host

volume copy on

the same host as

the source2

Supported file

systemsEVA4400

EVA4x00/6x00/8x00

(includes

EVA6400/8400)

EVA3000/5000Host operating

system

Supported Volume

Manager1

N

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2 2

2 2

3 3

3 3

3 3

3 3

IBM AIX 5.2 5.0

IBM AIX 5.3, 6.1

HP HP-UX 11.31/11iv3 (64b PA-RISC)15.0

5.0

5.1

HP HP-UX 11.31/11iv3 (64b Intel)1

HP OpenVMS 8.3 on Integrity servers

1Online extend is supported on VxVM configurations.2On HP-UX 11.23, only manual (not policy-based) extend and shrink is supported. For more information, see "DC-Management support" in the HP StorageWorks Replication

Solutions Manager User Guide.3On HP-UX 11.31, extend and shrink is not supported on HFS file systems. Shrink is supported only on Veritas online JFS host volumes that are not part of a volume

manager(Native or Veritas). For more information, see "DC-Management support" in the HP StorageWorks Replication Solutions Manager User Guide and the latest HP

Replication Solutions Manager release notes.

HP OpenVMS 8.3 on Alpha servers5.05.1

5.0

5.0

5.1

5.1

4.4 HP Replication Solutions Manager server and host agent software compatibility

RSM server 5.0 RSM server 5.1Dynamic Capacity

ManagementOperating system RSM host agent

5.0

5.1

This table shows which versions of HP Replication Solutions Manager host agent software are supported on each operating system. Then, it shows which versions of HP

Replication Solutions Manager server software are compatible with those versions of HP Replication Solutions Manager host agent software. It also shows which features of

Dynamic Capacity Management are supported on each operating system. See Table 4.5, Dynamic Capacity Management compatibility, for compatibility with other EVA

applications.

5.1

HP HP-UX 11.23 PI/11iv2 (64b Intel)

1 5.0

5.1

HP Tru64 5.1b-4

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5.1

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS & ES 4 (x64 64-bit) Update 75.05.1

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS & ES 4 (x86 32-bit) Update 75.05.1

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 64-bit (all editions)

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Itanium (all editions)

5.1

5.1

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition SP1/SP2 (x64 64-bit)45.1

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition SP1/SP2 (x86 32-bit)4

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition SP1/SP2 (x64 64-bit)

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 (Itanium)

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition SP1/SP2 (x86 32-bit)5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.0

5.1

5.1

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition SP2/R2 (x86 32-bit)5.1

5.0

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition SP2/R2 (x86 32-bit)4

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition SP2/R2 (x64 64-bit)4

4.4 HP Replication Solutions Manager server and host agent software compatibility (cont'd)

Operating system RSM host agent

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition SP2/R2 (x64 64-bit)5.0

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition SP2 (Itanium)5.0

5.1

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition SP2 (Itanium)

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.1

5.0

5.1

Dynamic Capacity

Management

4Also supported as a guest OS with VMware ESX 3.5.

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition SP2 (Itanium)

5.0

5.1

5.0

5.0

5.0

RSM server 5.0 RSM server 5.1

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7

7

7

7

Sun Solaris 10 (x86) 5.1



SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9.0 (Itanium) SP3

VMware ESX 4.06 5.1

SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10.0 (Itanium) SP1, SP2, SP35

VMware ESX 3.5.x6

VMware ESXi 3.5.x6

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.0



Red Hat Linux AS & ES 5 (Itanium) Update 3


5.1

SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 11.0 (x86 32-bit)

SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 11.0 (x64 64-bit)

SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 11.0 (Itanium)

5.0

5.1

5.1

5.0

5.1

5.0

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS & ES 5 (Itanium) Update 1, 25

5.0

Sun Solaris 9 (SPARC)5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1


5.0

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS & ES 5 (x64 64-bit) Update 1, 2 5

5.15.0

5.0

5.0

5Offline Dynamic Capacity Management on limited non-LVM configurations is supported.6Supported with Windows 2003 Standard and Enterprise (x86 and x64) and Windows 2008 Enterprise (x86 and x64) as a guest operating system. No HBA information

will be reported by the host agent in the Windows guest operating system. With HP RSM 5.0 or later, the Windows guest operating system can be used as both the source

and the target or mount host. Replicas can also be presented to and mounted on physical hosts running a compatible Windows operating system. All operations are

supported only on Raw Device Mapped LUNs configured with physical compatibility mode. DC-Management and replication operations are currently not supported on VMFS

volumes using HP Replication Solutions Manager.7Shrink is not supported when using Windows 2003 as the guest operating system.

5.0


5.0

5.0

5.0

5.1

5.1

5.1


4.4 HP Replication Solutions Manager server and host agent software compatibility (cont'd)

RSM server 5.1Operating system RSM host agent RSM server 5.0

5.1

Dynamic Capacity

Management

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XCS 09501x00

4.5 Dynamic Capacity Management compatibilityThis table shows how Dynamic Capacity Management is compatible with HP Command View EVA, HP Replication

Solutions Manager, and controller software versions.

XCS 6.1xx

VCS 3.1xxVCS 4.1xx

HP Command View EVA 8.0.x

XCS 09006000

HP Replication Solutions Manager 4.0.x

XCS 09004000

XCS 6.2xxXCS 09000000/09001000

HP Command View EVA 9.2


XCS 09003000



HP Command View EVA 9.0.1


Dynamic Capacity ManagementApplication

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This table describes the recommended array configuration by HP Replication Solutions Manager version.

HP RSM 4.0.1 HP RSM 5.0 HP RSM 5.1

4 4 8

2 2 12

8 8 12

127 160 160

32 32 32

127 127 127

Linux: 1

UNIX: 8

Windows: 4

Linux: 1

UNIX: 8

Windows: 4

Linux: 1

UNIX: 8

Windows: 5

4.6 Array configuration by HP Replication Solutions Manager version

Maximum number of jobs running simultaneously

Feature

Maximum number of enabled hosts

Maximum number of host volumes across all enabled hosts

Maximum number of virtual disks per volume group

Maximum number of host volumes per volume group

Maximum number of arrays per HP Command View EVA

instance

Maximum number of array-based management systems per

HP Replication Solutions Manager instance

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Browser Version

Firefox 2.0 or laterInternet Explorer 6.0 SP1 or later

Secure Web Browser 1.7-13

5.0 Browser support

This table lists the supported browsers you can use to access HP EVA software user interfaces. If the browser version you are using is

earlier that what is listed here, you must upgrade your browser. When using HP Management Infrastructure, a minimum of Adobe Flash

Player 10 is required on the browser you are using.

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6.0 Features supported by controller software version

VCS 3.1xx

(EVA3000/5000)

VCS 4.1xx

(EVA3000/5000)

XCS 6.1xx

(EVA4x00/6x00/8x00)

XCS 6.2xx

(EVA4x00/6x00/8x00)

XCS 09501x00

(EVA4400)

XCS 09501x00

(EVA6400/8400)

XCS 0952x000

(EVA4400)

XCS 0952x000

(EVA6400/8400)

16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16

512 1024 1024 1024 1024 20483 1024 20483

16 16 16 16 12 16 12 16

256 256 256 256 256 256 256 256

35 TB 80/200 TB 80/80/200 120/120/300 TB 120 TB 300/500 TB 120 TB 300/500 TB

Maximum number of disk groups per array4

Maximum virtual mapping capacity6Maximum number of hosts per array5

1HP recommends a maximum of eight EVAs per HP Command View EVA instance. This recommendation applies to all management server types.2One LUN (LUN 0) is always reserved by the controller software.3If the array configuration includes virtual disks that are greater than 2 TB, then the maximum number of virtual disks (including snapshots, snapclones, and mirrorclones) per array will be less than 2048.4 The maximum number of disk groups is also limited by the maximum number of disks. For Fibre Channel disk drives, each disk group requires a minimum of 8 disks. For solid state disk (SSD) drives, each disk group requires a minimum of 6

and a maximum of 8 disks.5For additional maximums and rules on host presentations, See Section 11 (EVA and EMA/ESA/MA/RA storage system rules) in Part III, Host and storage systems rules of HP StorageWorks SAN Design Reference Guide.6The virtual mapping capacity is the sum of all virtual disks plus the mapped capacity of snapshots, snapclones, and mirrorclones. For HP Continuous Access EVA configurations, the DR log file size is also included in this sum. Note that

demand-allocated and fully-allocated snapshots consume mapping capacity equal to the size of the so urce virtual disk. For information about enclosure capacity, see the QuickSpecs for the applicable EVA model.

6.1 Supported array features by controller software version

Feature

EVA controller software version

Array features depend on the controller software version. An HP Command View EVA license is required to use these features.

Maximum number of arrays per HP

Command View EVA instance1

Maximum number of virtual disks per array

(includes snapshots, snapclones, and

mirrorclones)2

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VCS 3.1xx VCS 4.1xx XCS 6.1xx XCS 6.2xxXCS 09501x00

(EVA4400)

XCS 09501x00

(EVA6400/8400)

XCS 0952x000

(EVA4400)

XCS 0952x000

(EVA6400/8400)

10 10 28 28 28 28

10 10 28 28 28 28

7 7 16 16 64 64 64 64

10 10 28 28 28 28

Maximum number of virtual disks supported with

MULTIMIRROR commands (HP SSSU)

Resynchronize data from source virtual disk to

mirrorlcone

Create mirrorclones

Maximum size of a container


MULTISNAP commands (HP SSSU)

Controller software enforced cross Vraid

guidelines

Snapclones

Create containers (for snapclones)

116 TB maximum across the parent and all active snapshots of that parent. For XCS 09501x00, the maximum is 80 TB.

Create fully-allocated snapshots in preallocated

containers

Maximum number of snapshots per source virtual

disk1

Set Vraid in copy


MULTISNAP commands (HP SSSU)

Restore data from snapshot to source virtual disk

pp p y

Direct connect

Feature

Not supported in HP Replication Solutions Manager environments, except with certain restrictions for Windows hosts. Specifically, you cannot mount

snapshots or snapclones on a Windows host that is running the HP Replication Solutions Manager host agent and is directly attached to an EVA

running XCS controller software.

Boot from SAN

Snapshots

Create mirrorclones of virtual disks in DR groups

Create snapclones in preallocated containers

Set disk group (for snapclones)Set Vraid in copy


Local replication features depend on the controller software version. An HP Business Copy EVA license is required to use these features. When using one of the EVA software user interfaces or command

line interfaces, if the selected resource does not support an action, it will not be available in either the user interface or the command line interface. For example, in HP Replication Solutions Manager, if

you try to create a container on an array that does not support containers, the New Container action will not work.

If the operating system supports Boot from SAN, replication of a point-in-time copy of the boot volume (snapshot, snapclone, or mirrorclone) is

supported.

Mirrorclones

Set Vraid in copy

Restore data from snapshot of mirrorclone to

source virtual disk

Containers

2 TB (less 1 GB)

Restore data from mirrorclone to source virtualdisk

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VCS 3.1xx VCS 4.1xx XCS 6.1xx XCS 6.2xx

XCS 09501x00

(EVA4400)

XCS 09501x00

(EVA6400/8400)

XCS 0952x000

(EVA4400)

XCS 0952x000

(EVA6400/8400)

Cross-cabling

optional

2x the combined

size of DR group

members

(cannot be

changed)

If the operating system supports Boot from SAN, replication of the boot disk is supported.

Cabling scheme

DR group log file size (user configurable)2

Smaller of:

2,047.99 GB maximum virtual disk size

Remaining space in disk group in which the

DR group log resides

The sum of the sizes of the members within

the DR group1

100 GB (Synchronous and Asynchronous)

Maximum log file size within these parameters:

2,047.99 GB maximum virtual disk size

Greater than 136 MB3, 4

Less than or equal to the available capacity in the source log disk group. The capacity selected must also be available in the destination log disk group.

Cross Vraid for remote copy

Boot from SAN

Remote replication features depend on the controller software version. An HP Continuous Access EVA license is required to use these features. When using one of the EVA software user interfaces or command line

interfaces, if the selected resource does not support an action, it will not be available in either the user interface or the command line interface. For example, in HP Replication Solutions Manager, if you try to fo rce a

full copy on an array that does not support this feature, the Force Full Copy action will not work.

The following general rules apply to remote replication between arrays running different controller software versions (XCS and VCS). See Table 3.3, "Controller software version support in remote replication

environments," for controller software version compatibility.

If a feature, such as the maximum number of members of a DR group, is supported differently in the source and destination arrays, the more restrictive value applies to the source-destination DR group pair.

If a feature is not available in both controller software versions, the feature cannot be used in a source-destination DR group pair.

IMPORTANT: Testing of FC-IP support with HP Continuous Access EVA is ongoing. For the latest information, see Part 4, SAN extension and bridging of HP StorageWorks SAN Design Reference Guide.

Feature


Bandwidth HP Continuous Access EVA supports a minimum bandwidth of 4 Mb/s. See the HP StorageWorks Continuous Access EVA implementation guide for more

information about selecting the appropriate replication link.

Note: HP Replication Solutions Manager exhibits long management delays when managing remote arrays that are connected via low bandwidth links with

over 36 ms of one-way latency.

Asynchronous write mode (enhanced)

Asynchronous write mode (standard)

Auto suspend on full copy (set at creation)

Auto suspend on links down (set at creation)

1The controller software default maximum log size for XCS 6.2xx or later running on the EVA 4000/4100/6x00/8x00 is 100 GB for enhanced asynchronous.2You can only change the size of the log file when the DR group write mode is set to synchronous. The transition from asynchronous logging to synchronous logging must complete before changing the log file size,

which is available in XCS 6.1xx or later.3If the size specified is not greater than or equal to the asynchronous minimum log size and you attempt to change to asynchronous mode, the command will fail. For the EVA 4000/4100/6x00/8x00 running XCS

6.1xx or later, the minimum log size is 1,624 MB for enhanced asynchronous mode.4For the EVA4400 running XCS 09000000 or later, the capacity must be greater than 5 GB.

Failover or delete a DR group during normalization

Clustering solutions with HP Continuous Access EVA HP Continuous Access EVA supports all clustering solutions that are supported on the EVA. To determine the supported clustering solution for an operating

system, go to the Single Point o f Connectivity Knowledge (SPOCK) website (http://www.hp.com/storage/spock) as described in Table 7.0, EVA hos tconnectivity.

Create a DR group or add/remove DR group members

in enhanced asynchronous mode

DR group member extend

DR group member shrink

DR group log file size (controller software default)

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VCS 3.1xx VCS 4.1xx XCS 6.1xx XCS 6.2xxXCS 09501x00

(EVA4400)

XCS 09501x00

(EVA6400/8400)

XCS 0952x000

(EVA4400)

XCS 0952x000

(EVA6400/8400)

128 128 256 256 128 256 128 256

128 128 256 256 128 256 128 256

8 32 32 32 32 32 32 32

16 16 32 32 80 80 80 80

2:1 2:1 2:1 4:1 4:17 4:17 4:17 4:17

Failsafe on Unavailable Member (Failsafe mode)

Force a full copy

Set access to no-readon remote copy

Set disk group for log disk (at creation)

Instant restore of virtual disks5

Restore data from mirrorclone to source virtual

disk

Restore data from snapshot of mirrorclone to

source virtual disk

Restore data from snapshot to source virtual disk

Maximum number of single-member DR groups per

array6

Failsafe on Link-down/Power-up support

Set maximum log disk size (at creation)

Set Vraid on remote copy (at creation)

Set host port priority for replication

Feature


Maximum number of virtual disk members of all DR

groups per array6

Maximum number of virtual disk members per DR

group

Maximum combined capacity (in TB) of a DRgroup's virtual disk members and those members'

snapshots, snapclones, or mirrorclones

5In XCS versions 6.2xx and 09501x000 or later, the instant restore of the source DR group member results in a Fast Copy of the new data, not a Full Copy.6For best performance when using HP Replication Solutions Manager, do not exceed 512 single-member DR groups and 512 source-destination pairs across all arrays. Other limits may apply.74:1 is only supported when the source of the FAN-out or the target of the FAN-in is a high-end array, which is an array with 4 host ports per controller or 8 host ports per array. Any HP Continuous Access EVA-supported array

can be the target of the FAN-out or the source of the FAN-in.8The switch restrictions that previously applied to XCS 09003000 have been removed. See the SAN design reference guide for switch support information.

Preferred path

Replication relationships

Source and destination pair size 1 GB to 2 TB (in 1 GB increments)

Host HBAs per arrayThe maximum depends on an array's platform/operating system rules. See Part III, Host and storage systems rules of HP StorageWorks SAN Design Reference Guideand

the Quickspecs for HP Continuous Access EVA and the applicable array model.

Suspend on failover (set at creation)

Switches per fabric8 See Part II, Fabric infrastructure rules of HP StorageWorks SAN Design Reference Guide.

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yFor detailed specifications about the operating systems supported with the Enterprise Virtual Array, go to the Single Point of Connectivity

Knowledge (SPOCK) website:

http://www.hp.com/storage/spock

You must sign up for an HP Passport to enable access. Once access is enabled, select Compatibility Tool in the left menu and then select

Operating System. You can refine your search by selecting a specific operating system. For more information on how to use SPOCK, see the

Getting Started Guide (http://h20272.www2.hp.com/Pages/spock_overview/introduction.html).

For supported switch information, see the HP StorageWorks SAN Design Reference Guide. From the Manuals page, select Storage

Networking under Storage and then select HP StorageWorks SAN under HP StorageWorks SAN Solutions.

Exceptions

The Cisco MDS 9020 switch is only supported with HP Continous Access EVA when the EVA is running XCS 6.000 or later.

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