HP StorageWorks 4000/6000/8000 - Enterprise Virtual... Manuale di istruzioni

HP StorageWorks

4000/6000/8000 Enterprise Virtual

Array connectivity 5.1A for Novell

NetWare release notes

Part number: 5697-5580

Third edition: February 2006

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4000/6000/8000 Enterprise Virtual Array connectivity 5.1A for Novell NetWare 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,page3

• EVA compatibility, page 4

• Operating constraints,page5

Intended audience

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 Novell NetWare 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

EVA storage system

These release notes contain the latest product information at the time of this release.

The latest product support information and downloads for storage products are available on the HP

storage web site:

http://h18006.www1.hp.com/storage/index.html

4000/6000/8000 Enterprise Virtual Array connectivity 5.1A for Novell NetWare release notes 3

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

Table 1 lists the operating system specifications.

Table 1 Operating system speciﬁcations

NetWare version Cluster

support Fibre Channel

adapter Adapter BIOS

(minimum) Adapter driver

version (minimum)

5.1

(requires Service Pack 8)

1.01 FCA2214 1.45 6.80f

6.5

(requires Service Pack 4)

1.8 FCA2214

PCI-Express-FC

HBA

1.45 6.80h

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 Novell NetWare system with EVA4000/6000/8000 storage requires the installation of Novell

NetWare native MPIO software on each host to achieve high-availability, multipath capability.

Single-path support

A Novell NetWare server requires a single FC adapter to support single-path mode.

NOTE:

Do not use single-path mode in mission-critical environments.

Server support

All Novell NetWare-certified servers are supported.

HBA drivers

To download the latest HBA drivers for storage arrays, see the HP storage web site:

http://h18006.www1.hp.com/storage/saninfrastructure.html

Operating constraints

For information about operating constraints for the EVA4000/6000/8000 hardware and HP

StorageWorks Command View EVA, see their release notes.

Failover/failback

Failback preference settings for the HSV controllers are specific to the operating system. See the HP

StorageWorks Novell NetWare connectivity for the Enterprise Virtual Array installation and reference

guide for more information.

4000/6000/8000 Enterprise Virtual Array connectivity 5.1A for Novell NetWare release notes 5

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