HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array compatibility reference

1.0 EVA software solution compatibility

2.0 HP Command View EVA interoperability support
2.1 HP Command View EVA upgrade support
2.2 HP Command View EVA downgrade support
2.3 Active/inactive support for EVA software
3.0 Controller software version support
3.1 Upgrade support for controller software versions
3.2 Downgrade support for controller software versions
3.3 Data-in-place upgrade support for EVA controllers
3.4 Controller software version support in remote replication environments
3.5 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 module
4.2 Supported EVA software operating environments
4.3 HP Replication Solutions Manager host agent support
4.4 HP Replication Solutions Manager server and host agent software compatibility
4.5 Dynamic Capacity Management compatibility
5.0 Browser and JRE support
6.0 Features supported by controller software version
6.1 Supported array features by controller software version
6.2 Supported local replication features by controller software version
6.3 Supported remote replication features by controller software version
7.0 EVA host connectivity

Part number: 5697-0268

Edition: 16 November 2009

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Introduction

This document contains tables that describe the compatible hardware, operating systems, and software for the following HP
StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array (EVA) products:

— HP StorageWorks Business Copy EVA

— HP StorageWorks Command View EVA
— HP StorageWorks Continuous Access EVA
— HP StorageWorks Replication Solutions Manager

How to use this document

— bullet (•) = compatibility or support

— blank = no compatibility or support
— gray = intersection with the same product
— black = application does not run in the cited environment
— NA = combination does not apply
— Y = Yes
— N = No

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 not
supported. Footnotes in a continued table may appear on an earlier page.

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1.0 EVA software solution compatibility
This table shows the compatibility of the EVA software 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 Replication
HP Command
EVA3000/5000 EVA4x00/6x00/8x00 EVA4400 EVA6400/8400 1 Solutions
View EVA
Manager

VCS 3.1xx VCS 4.1xx XCS 6.1xx XCS 6.2xx XCS 09501x00 XCS 0952x000 XCS 09501x00 XCS 0952x000 9.0.1 9.1 4.0.x 5.0

HP Replication Solutions Manager 2.1 •

HP Replication Solutions Manager 3.0 • • •
HP Replication Solutions Manager 3.1 • • •
HP Replication Solutions Manager 4.0.x • • • •
HP Replication Solutions Manager 5.0 • • • • • • • • •
HP EVAInfo 8.02 •3 • • •
HP EVAInfo 9.02 •3 • • • • • • • • •
HP SmartStart EVA Storage 1.04 • •
HP SmartStart EVA Storage 2.04,5 • •
HP SmartStart EVA Storage 2.14,5 • •
HP SmartStart EVA Storage 3.0.15 • • •
HP SmartStart EVA Storage 3.15 • • • • •
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The installation of HP Command View EVA on a management server that is configured with a multi-homed network solution is not supported.
2
HP 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.
3
HP EVAInfo does not support all features on VCS 3.1xx controller software. See the EVAInfo release notes for more information.
4
HP SmartStart EVA Storage is supported with EVA4000 and EVA4100 SAN Starter Kits.
5
HP 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).

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2.0 HP Command View EVA interoperability support
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 7.0 includes HP Command View EVAPerf 7.0, SMI-S EVA 7.0, and SSSU 7.0.
– HP Command View EVA 8.0 includes HP Command View EVAPerf 8.0, SMI-S EVA 8.0, and SSSU 8.0.
– 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 server-based management and array-based management, HP Command View EVAPerf 9.1, SMI-S EVA 9.1, and SSSU 9.1.
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.
HP Command View EVA
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
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EVA controller software
VCS 3.1xx • • • • • • • • • •
VCS 4.1xx • • • • • •
XCS 5.1xx • • •
XCS 6.1xx • • • • •3 •3 •3 •3
XCS 6.2xx • • • •
XCS 09000000/09001000 • •
XCS 09003000 • • • •
XCS 09004000 • •
XCS 09006000 • • • •
XCS 09501x00 • •
XCS 0952x000 • •
SAN applications
HP Application Recovery Manager 6.0 • •
HP Application Recovery Manager 6.1 • • • •4
HP Configuration Collector 1.2.4 • • • • • • • • • • •
HP Command View for Tape Libraries 1.8b5 • • • • • •
HP Command View for Tape Libraries 2.05 •
HP Command View for Tape Libraries 2.25 • • •
HP Command View for Tape Libraries 2.3.25 • • • • •
HP Command View for Tape Libraries 2.45 • •
HP Command View XP 2.2B6 • • • • • •
HP Command View XP PA 3.56 • •
HP Command View XP AE 5.16 • • •
HP Command View XP AE 5.66 • •
HP Command View XP AE 5.86 •
HP Command View XP AE 5.96 • •
HP Command View XP AE 6.16 • • •
HP Command View XP AE 6.26 •
HP EVA Cluster Extension for Linux 1.02.00 (x86 & x64) • • • •
1
The 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.
2
Where 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.
3
HP recommends that you upgrade to XCS 6.2xx if you are using HP Command View EVA 8.0.1 or later.
4
Requires 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.
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HP 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.
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HP Command View EVA and HP Command View XP and/or HP Command View XP AE may coexist on the same server.

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2.0 HP Command View EVA interoperability support (cont'd)
HP Command View EVA
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
SAN applications (cont'd)
HP EVA Cluster Extension for Linux 1.02.01 (Itanium) • • •
HP EVA Cluster Extension for Linux 2.00.00 (x86, x64, Itanium) •
HP EVA Cluster Extension for Windows 2003 1.03.00 • •7
HP EVA Cluster Extension for Windows 2008 2.00.00 • •7
HP EVA Cluster Extension for Windows 2003 & 2008 2.01.00 •7 •7
HP EVA Virtualization Adapter 4.00.00 • • •
HP Insight Remote Support Advanced software8 • • • • •7 •7
9 7
HP Insight Remote Support Standard software • • • • • •
HP Metrocluster A.02.00 •
HP Metrocluster A.03.00 • •7
HP Metrocluster A.04.00 • •7 •7
HP Metrocluster A.05.00 •7 •7
HP Navigator 3.0 through 4.1 • • • • • •10 •10 •10
HP Navigator 4.3 through 4.8 • • • • • • • • • •
HP Open Service Event Manager 1.4.7, 1.4.811
HP Remote Support Configuration Collector • • • • • • • • •7 •7
HP Data Protector software 6.0 12 • • • • 13
•14 •
HP Data Protector software 6.112 • • • • •14 •
HP Storage Essentials 5.1 SP1 for Windows kit15 • •
HP Storage Essentials Enterprise Edition 5.1 Linux kit (Bld. 5.1.1)15 • •
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HP Storage Essentials Enterprise Edition 5.1 SP2 (Windows/Linux) • •
HP Storage Essentials Enterprise Edition 5.1 SP3 (Windows/Linux)16 • • •
HP Storage Essentials Enterprise Edition 5.1 SP4 (Windows/Linux)16 • • • • •10
15
HP Storage Essentials Standard Edition 5.1 SP4 (Windows) • • • • •10
HP Storage Essentials Standard Edition 5.1 SP5 (Windows)15 • • • •
HP Storage Essentials Enterprise Edition 6.0 SP1 (Windows/Linux)16 • • • • • •
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Only supported on the server-based management version of HP Command View EVA.
8
HP 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.
9
HP 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.
10
This combination of applications is not supported on an EVA4400.
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Compatibility 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.
12
This 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.
13
Requires patches DPWIN_00378, PHSS_38030, PHSS_38031, DPLNX_00052, and DPSOL_00338, or superseding patches.
14
Fully allocated snapshots are supported only if snapshot rotation is set to 1.
15
Supported 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.
16
Supported 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.

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2.0 HP Command View EVA interoperability support
HP Command View EVA
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
SAN applications (cont'd)
HP Storage Essentials Enterprise Edition 6.0 SP2 (Windows/Linux)16 • • • • •
HP Storage Essentials Enterprise Edition 6.0 SP3 (Windows/Linux)16,17 • • •
HP Storage Essentials Enterprise Edition 6.0 SP4 (Windows/Linux)16,17 • • • •7
HP Storage Essentials Standard Edition 6.0 SP1 (Windows/Linux)15 • • • • • •
HP Storage Essentials Standard Edition 6.0 SP2 (Windows/Linux)15 • • • • •
HP Storage Essentials Standard Edition 6.0 SP3 (Windows/Linux)15,17 • • • •7
HP Storage Essentials Standard Edition 6.0 SP4 (Windows/Linux)15,17 • • • •7
18
HP Storage Essentials 6.1 (Windows/Linux) • •7 •
18
HP Storage Essentials 6.1 SP1 (Windows/Linux) • •7
•
HP Systems Insight Manager 5.1 or 5.1 SP1 (with HP Insight Remote
• • • • •
Support Advanced software)
HP Systems Insight Manager 5.2 (with HP Insight Remote Support
•19 •19
Advanced software)
HP Systems Insight Manager 5.3 (with HP Insight Remote Support
•7,20 •20
Advanced software)
HP Systems Insight Manager 5.3.1 (with HP Insight Remote Support
•20
Advanced software)
HP VDS/VSS Hardware Provider 4.02.00 • • • • • • • •
HP VDS/VSS Hardware Provider 4.03.00 • •
HP VDS/VSS Hardware Provider 5.00.00 • • •
HP VDS/VSS Hardware Provider 5.01.00 •
HP WEBES 21 • • • • •7 •
iSCSI connectivity
mpx100 firmware 2.0.8.8 • • •
mpx100 firmware 2.0.9.0 • • •
mpx100 firmware 2.4.2.0 • • • • • •
mpx100b firmware 2.4.2.022 • • • • • •
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Supported on EVA3000/5000, EVA4000/6000/8000, EVA4100/6100/8100, and EVA4400 with Vraid0, Vraid1, and Vraid5 virtual disks.
18
Supported on EVA3000/5000, EVA4000/6000/8000, EVA4100/6100/8100, EVA4400, and EVA6400/8400 with Vraid0, Vraid1, and Vraid5 virtual disks.
19
Supported 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.
20
Supported on the same server as HP Systems Insight Manger 5.3 as long as the server is running HP Command View EVA 9.0.1 or later (server-based management only).
21
This represents WEBES as a standalone product. HP recommends that you always install and use the latest version of WEBES.
22
Supported on the EVA4400 only.

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2.1 HP Command View EVA upgrade support
This 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
FROM HP Command
8.0 8.0.1 8.0.2 9.0 9.0.1 9.1
View EVA version
8.0 • • • • •
8.0.1 • • • •
8.0.2 • • •
9.0 • •
9.0.1 •
9.1

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2.2 HP Command View EVA downgrade support
This 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

FROM HP Command
8.0 8.0.1 8.0.2 9.0 9.0.1 9.1
View EVA version
8.0
8.0.1 •
8.0.2 • •
9.0 • • •
9.0.1 • • • •
9.1 • • • • •

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2.3 Active/inactive support for EVA software
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.
Software Active Inactive As Of
HP Command View EVA
5.0 30 Nov 2009
6.0 30 Nov 2009
6.0.1 30 Nov 2009
6.0.2 30 Nov 2009
7.0. 30 Nov 2009
7.0.1 30 Nov 2009
8.0 30 Nov 2009
8.0.1 30 Nov 2009
8.0.2 30 Nov 2009
8.1 30 Nov 2009
9.0.1 •
9.1 •
HP Replication Solutions Manager
2.0 30 Nov 2009
2.1 30 Nov 2009
3.0 30 Nov 2009
3.1 30 Nov 2009
4.0 30 Nov 2009
4.0.1 •
5.0 •
HP SmartStart EVA Storage
1.0 30 Nov 2009
2.0 30 Nov 2009
2.1 30 Nov 2009
3.0.1 •
3.1 •

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3.0 Controller software version support
3.1 Upgrade support for controller software versions
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.
TO controller software version
XCS XCS 09501x00 XCS 09501x00 XCS 0952x000 XCS 0952x000
VCS 3.1xx VCS 4.1xx XCS 6.1xx XCS 6.2xx
09006000 (EVA4400) (EVA6400/8400) (EVA4400) (EVA6400/8400)
FROM controller software
version
VCS 3.1xx •1 •1
VCS 4.1xx •1
XCS 5.1xx •2
XCS 6.1xx •2 •2
XCS 6.2xx •2
XCS 09000000/09001000 •1 •1 •1
XCS 09003000 •1 •1 •1
XCS 09004000 •1 •1 •1
XCS 09006000 •1 •1
XCS 09501x00 (EVA4400) •1 •2
XCS 09501x00 (EVA6400/8400) •1 •2
XCS 0952x000 (EVA4400) •2
XCS 0952x000 (EVA6400/8400) •2
1
An offline upgrade is required.
2
An online upgrade is supported.

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3.2 Downgrade support for controller software versions
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.

TO controller software version

XCS 09501x00 XCS 09501x00 XCS 0952x000 XCS 0952x000
VCS 3.1xx VCS 4.1xx XCS 6.1xx XCS 6.2xx XCS 09006000
(EVA4400) (EVA6400/8400) (EVA4400) (EVA6400/8400)
FROM controller software
version
VCS 3.1xx •
1

VCS 4.1xx •2 •2
XCS 6.1xx •
2

XCS 6.2xx •
2
•
3

XCS 09004000
XCS 09006000
XCS 09501x00 (EVA4400) •2 •1
XCS 09501x00 (EVA6400/8400) •
1

XCS 0952x000 (EVA4400) • 1, 4

•1
XCS 0952x000 (EVA6400/8400) •1 •1
1
An offline downgrade is required.
2
An array initialization is required, which results in data loss or a restore.
3
An online downgrade is supported.
4
If 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.

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3.3 Data-in-place upgrade support for EVA controllers
This 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.

TO array controller
EVA3000 EVA5000 EVA4100/6100 EVA8100 EVA4400 EVA4400 EVA6400 EVA8400
1
(HSV100) (HSV110) (HSV200-A) (HVS210-A) (HSV300) (HSV300-S) (HSV400) (HSV450)
FROM array controller
EVA3000 (HSV100) • • •
EVA5000 (HSV110) • •
EVA4000/6000 (HSV200) • •
EVA4100/6100 (HSV200-A) • •
EVA8000 (HSV210) •
EVA8100 (HSV210-A)
EVA4400 (HSV300) • • •
EVA4400 (HSV300-S) • • •
EVA6400 (HSV400) •
EVA8400 (HSV450)
1
Includes EVA8400 HSV450 controller variations (14 GB cache and 22 GB cache).

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3.4 Remote replication support for controller software versions (server-based management only)
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 bullet (•)
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 XCS 09501x00 XCS 09501x00 XCS 0952x000 XCS 0952x000
VCS 3.1xx VCS 4.1xx XCS 6.1xx2,3 XCS 6.2xx
09006000 (EVA4400) (EVA6400/8400) (EVA4400) (EVA6400/8400)
Controller software version
(source array)
VCS 3.1xx •
4
•
1,4
•
5
•
4
•
8
•
8
•
8
•
8 8
•
VCS 4.1xx •1,4 •4 •5 •4 •8 •8 •8 •8 •8
XCS 6.1xx •5 •5 •6 •1,6 •6,7 •6,7 •6,7 •6,7 •6,7
XCS 6.2xx •
4
•
4
•
1,6
•
6
•
6
•
6
•
6
•
6
•
6

XCS 09004000 •
6,7
•
6
•
6
•
1,6
•
1,6
•
1,6
•
1,6

XCS 09006000 •6,7 •6 •6 •1,6 •1,6 •1,6 •1,6

XCS 09501x00 (EVA4400) •
6,7
•
6
•
1,6
•
6
•
6
•
6
•
6

XCS 09501x00 (EVA6400/8400) •

6,7
•
6
•
1,6
•
6
•
6
•
6
•
6

XCS 0952x000 (EVA4400) •

6,7
•
6
•
1,6
•
6
•
6
•
6
•
6

XCS 0952x000 (EVA6400/8400) •

6,7
•
6
•
1,6
•
6
•
6
•
6
•
6

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Supported 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).
2
Before 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 later (not including 6.200) is not
compatible with asynchronous replication in earlier versions of controller software (XCS 5.1xx or earlier, VCS).
3
When 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.
4
Synchronous and standard asynchronous replication is supported between these controller software versions.
5
Asynchronous replication is not supported between these controller software versions. Only synchronous replication is supported.
6
Synchronous and enhanced asynchronous replication is supported between these controller software versions.
7
Supported as long as the controller software on the HSV200-x/HSV210-x controller is upgraded to XCS 6.2xx within 60 days.
8
The 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 used on the target array by the
EVA3000/5000 must be isolated from other 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

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3.5 Controller software and EVA4400 management module software support
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.
Controller software

09000000 09001000 09003000 09004000 09006000 09501x00 0952x000

Management module software1
0001.0000 • • •
0001.0020 • •
0001.1000 •2
0001.2000 •2 •2
0001.2010 •2 •1
0001.3000 •2 •2
1
Where 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.
2
Installing HP Command View EVA 8.1 or later will automatically install management module software 0001.1000 or later.

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4.0 HP StorageWorks EVA software deployment options
For 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. All
other 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
General-purpose server — 2 GB for HP Command View EVA log files (During heavy management command activity, the required space for logs may increase
Dedicated management sharply in a 72-hour period.)
server — 10 MB for each managed array
— 350 MB for HP Replication Solutions Manager installation
— Additional 300–400 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.

HP StorageWorks X3400 Network Storage System

HP StorageWorks X3800 Network Storage System
HP X3000 Network Storage HP StorageWorks X1800 Network Storage System
Gateways 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.
1
These 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.
2
A 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.
3
A 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 Protector, or HP Systems Insight Manager are in the configuration.

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4.1 Supported software on management servers and the management module
This table lists the software that is supported 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.

HP X3000 Network Storage EVA4400 management

General-purpose server Dedicated management server
Gateways6 module
HP Command View EVA •1 •1 •1 •

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

• • •
Command View XP AE coexistence on same Windows server

HP Command View for Tape Libraries and HP Command View

• • •
EVA software coexistence
HP Insight Remote Support software • •
HP Replication Solutions Manager2 • • •
HP Secure Path (required for multipath configurations) • NA •

HP Secure Path Manager3 • • •

4
HP Storage Essentials •
HSG Element Manager 1.0f NA NA NA
5
Microsoft Operations Manager support (MOM) • • •
HP StorageWorks Management Pack for Systems Center
• • •
Operations Manager 2007
Number of HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Arrays
16 16 16
supported1

Number of SAN islands supported (managing multiple SANs) 6 6 6

Operating system connectivity 3.0e and later

OR • NA •
Storport Driver
Microsoft Windows Storage Server
2008 Standard SP2 (x64) (X1800),
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Microsoft Windows Storage Server
Standard and Enterprise SP1/SP2/R2 and Enterprise SP1/SP2/R2 (x86 32-bit or 2008 Enterprise SP2 (x64) (X3400,
Operating systems2 (x86 32-bit or x64 64-bit); Microsoft x64 64-bit); Microsoft Windows Server X3800), Microsoft Windows Storage
Windows Server 2008 Standard and 2008 Standard and Enterprise (x86 32-bit Server 2003 Standard R2 (x64 64-bit)
Enterprise (x86 32-bit or x64 64-bit) or x64 64-bit) (DL380 base), or Microsoft Windows
Unified Data Storage Server 2003
Enterprise (x64 64-bit) (DL380 x64)
WEBES (HP Services obligation required) • • •
1
HP recommends a maximum of four EVAs per HP Command View EVA instance. This recommendation applies to all management server types.
2
Do 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.
3
SmartStart 7.2 requires HP Secure Path Manager 4.0C SP2.
4
A dedicated management server is required for HP Storage Essentials. Do not install HP Command View EVA and HP Storage Essentials on the same server.
5
Supported with HP StorageWorks Management Pack for MOM 2005.
6
Microsoft 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.

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4.2 Supported EVA software operating environments
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/O—The 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/O—The ability for HP Continuous Access 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 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 agent—The 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 Growth—The ability for HP Storage Volume Growth to work with this operating system.
HP RSM Server—The 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 EVAPerf—The 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 SSSU—The ability for HP StorageWorks Storage Scripting Utility to be installed on and work with this operating system.
Environment
HP RSM
HP Storage Volume HP RSM server HP CV EVA 9.0.1 HP CV EVA 9.1 & HP SSSU
Server, OS, or application type host agent1,2 HP DButil4
3
Growth 1.1 & EVAPerf 9.0 EVAPerf 9.1
4.0.x 5.0 4.0.x 5.0 9.0 9.1
Server
Dedicated management server • • • • • • •
General-purpose server • • • • • • • • • •
General-purpose server IP only connectivity5 • • • •
ProLiant Storage Server • • •6 • • • • • • •
Apple Mac OS X
Citrix XenServer HP Enterprise Edition
HP HP-UX PA-RISC 11.11/11iv1 (64b)7
HP HP-UX 11.23 PI/11iv2 (64b PA-RISC)7 4.0 • • 9.010
HP HP-UX 11.23 PI/11iv2 (64b Intel)7 4.0 • • 9.010
HP HP-UX 11.31/11iv3 (64b PA-RISC)7 4.0 • • 9.010
HP HP-UX 11.31/11iv3 (64b Intel)7 4.0 • • 9.010
HP OpenVMS 7.3-2 on Alpha servers
HP OpenVMS 8.2 on Alpha servers
HP OpenVMS 8.2-1 on Integrity servers
HP OpenVMS 8.3 on Alpha servers 4.0 • • 9.010
HP OpenVMS 8.3 on Integrity servers 4.0 • • 9.010
HP Tru64 5.1b-4 4.08 • • 9.010
IBM AIX 5.2 • •
IBM AIX 5.3 • • • 9.010
IBM AIX 6.1 9 • • • 9.010
1
See Table 4.3, "RSM host agent support" for host volume mounting restrictions.
2
See Table 4.4, "RSM sever and host agent compatibility" for supported combinations of RSM server and RSM host agent versions.
3
The HP RSM 4.0.1 host agent is only applicable to supported versions of Microsoft Windows, IBM AIX, and VMware. For all other supported operating systems, the HP RSM 4.0 host agent applies.
4
To download HP DButil, go to http://h18006.www1.hp.com/products/storage/software/bizcopyeva/index.html and select Software & drivers.
5
This 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.
6
For the ProLiant Storage Server, HP SVG is supported on Windows Storage Server 2003 only.
7
Only English and Japanese versions of this operating system are supported.
8
The HP RSM host agent requires that CXX 7.1 runtime libraries be installed on the host server running this operating system.
Download the CXXLIB710 kit from the following URL: ftp://ftp.compaq.com/pub/products/C-CXX/tru64/cxx/CXXREDIST710.tar. This kit includes the CXX shared libraries.
9
The HP RSM 4.0.1 host agent requires SP3 or later.
10
If 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.

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4.2 Supported EVA software operating environments (cont'd)
Environment
HP RSM HP RSM
HP Storage Volume HP CV EVA 9.0.1 HP CV EVA 9.1 HP SSSU
Server, OS, or application type host agent1,2 server HP DButil4
Growth 1.1 & EVAPerf 9.0 & EVAPerf 9.1
4.0.x3 5.0 4.0.x 5.0 9.0 9.1
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP2/SP3/SP47 •
Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP4 (x86)7 •

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard SP2/R2 (x86 32-bit)7, 11 • 12

• 12
• • • • • • • •
7, 11 12 12
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard SP2/R2 (x64 64-bit) • • • • • • • • • •

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard SP2 (Itanium)7, 11 • 12

• 12
•

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise SP2/R2 (x86 32-bit)7, 11

•12 •12 • • • • • • • •
7, 11 12 12
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise SP2/R2 (x64 64-bit) • • • • • • • • • •

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise SP2 (Itanium)7, 11

•12 •12 • • • •

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter SP2 (Itanium)7, 11

•12 •12 • •

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition SP1/SP2 (x86 32-bit)7 • • • • • •

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Enterprise SP1/SP2 (x86 32-bit)7 • • • • • •

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 (Itanium)7 • • • • 9.010
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard SP1/SP2 (x64 64-bit)7 • • • • • • •
7
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Enterprise SP1/SP2 (x64 64-bit) • • • • • •

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 x64 Hyper-V, Hyper-V Server7

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 64-bit (all editions)
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Itanium (all editions)
Microsoft Windows XP7 •13
Novell Netware 6.5 SPx14 8.0 8.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS & ES 3 (x86 32-bit) Update 8, 97
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS & ES 3 (x64 64-bit) Update 8, 97
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS & ES 3 (Itanium) Update 8, 97
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS & ES 4 (x86 32-bit) Update 6, 77 4.015 •15 • 9.010
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS & ES 4 (x64 64-bit) Update 6, 77 4.015 •15 • 9.010
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS & ES 4 (Itanium) Update 6, 77 4.015 •15 • 9.010
11
The minimum supported version for HP RSM host agent 3.1 or later is SP2 or R2. SP1 is no longer supported.
12
The host agent on this operating system depends on the WMI HBA classes that are part of Microsoft's fcinfo package, which you can download from http://www.microsoft.com.
13
HP RSM server on Windows XP is supported for simulation mode only.
14
Novell 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.
15
HP RSM host agent 4.0 is only supported on the Update 6 version of this operating system.

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4.2 Supported EVA software operating environments (cont'd)
Environment
HP RSM
HP Storage Volume HP RSM server HP CV EVA 9.0.1 HP CV EVA 9.1 HP SSSU
Server, OS, or application type host agent1,2 HP DButil4
Growth 1.1 & EVAPerf 9.0 & EVAPerf 9.1
4.0.x3 5.0 4.0 5.0 9.0 9.1
Red Hat Linux AS & ES 5 (x86 32-bit) Update 1, 27 4.0 • • 9.010
Red Hat Linux AS & ES 5 (x64 64-bit) Update 1, 27 4.0 • • 9.010
Red Hat Linux AS & ES 5 (Itanium) Update 1, 27 4.0 • • 9.010
Sun Solaris 8 (SPARC)
Sun Solaris 9 (SPARC) 4.016,17 •16,17 • 9.010
Sun Solaris 10 (SPARC) 4.016 •16 • 9.010
SuSE Linux 8 (x86 32-bit) SP4
SuSE Linux 8 (x64 64-bit) SP4
SuSE Linux 8 (Itanium) SP4
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9.0 (x86, x86_64 32-bit) SP3 4.0 • • 9.010
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9.0 (x64 64-bit) SP3 4.0 • • 9.010
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9.0 (Itanium) SP3 4.0 • • 9.010
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10.0 (x86, x86_64 32-bit) SP1, SP2 4.0 • • 9.010
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10.0 (x64 64-bit) SP1, SP2 4.0 • • 9.010
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10.0 (Itanium) SP1, SP2 4.0 • • 9.010
VMware ESX Server 2.5.2
VMware ESX Server 2.5.4
VMware ESX Server 3.0.x
VMware ESX Server 3.5.x •18 •18
VMware ESXi Server 3.5.x •
Application
Oracle 9i, 10G R2 •19 •19 •
SQL Server 2000 Enterprise SP3 or later •
SQL Server 2000 Developer SP3 or later •
SQL Server 2000 Standard SP3 or later •
SQL Server 2005 Enterprise SP1/SP2/SP3 •
SQL Server 2005 Standard SP2/SP3 •
SQL Server 2008 Enterprise •
SQL Server 2008 Standard •
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The 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.
17
The host agent on this operating system does not support VERITAS DMP when accessing an EVA4000, EVA4100, EVA6x00, or EVA8x00.
18
Supported with Windows 2003 Standard and Enterprise Edition (x86 and x64) and Windows 2008 Enterprise Edition (x86 and x64) as a guest OS. No HBA information will be reported by the host agent in the
Windows guest OS. With HP RSM 4.0.x, the Windows guest OS can be used as the source for replication jobs only and not as the target or mount host. With HP RSM 5.0, the Windows guest OS 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 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.
19
Oracle 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.

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4.3 HP Replication Solutions Manager host agent support
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
3
Mounting a host Compatible multipath solution
Host operating Supported Volume volume copy on EVA3000/5000 EVA4x00/6x00/8x00 Supported cluster Supported file
system Manager1 the same host as
Active/Passive Active/Active (includes EVA4400 software systems
2
the source (VCS 3.xxx) (VCS 4.xxx) EVA6400/8400)
11.23: Native Logical
Volume Manager and
11.23: Secure Path 3.0F SP4, 11.23: Autopath/
Veritas Volume Manager
4 Secure Path Secure Path PVlinks5 Secure Path 3.0F SP4
HP HP-UX (VxVM) Y Serviceguard
6 HFS, VxFS
3.0F SP4 3.0F SP4 (no VERITAS DMP) 11.31: Native
11.31: Native Logical
11.31: Native multipathing multipathing
Volume Manager 1.0,
2.0
Native cluster
HP OpenVMS NA Y Native multipathing software ODS-2, ODS-5
software
7
HP Tru64 5.1b-4 Native Logical Volume Y Native multipathing software Not supported TruCluster UFS, Native AdvFS

MPIO 1.0.0.x or 1.0.1.x

Secure Path 2.0D MPIO 1.0.1.0
IBM AIX Native Logical Volume N 8
(AntemetA basic HP Business Copy EVA HACMP 5.3 JFS
SP2 or SP3 (MPIO beta version)
support only, no host agent support)

Replication and DC-

Management of
Windows dynamic disks SecurePath 4.0c
Microsoft Windows 2003
and VERITAS Volume Y, except dynamic SP3 or later
Manager are not disks or copies of
supported Windows Cluster HP MPIO full featured DSM for EVA 4.0.0 or 3.02.0x Microsoft Cluster Server NTFS, FAT32
DC-Management of Quorum disks in the
Windows dynamic disks same cluster
Microsoft Windows 2008 and Veritas Volume Not supported
Manager are not
supported.
1
If 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.
2
Mounting a host volume copy on the same host as the source is supported with HP Business Copy EVA and HP Replication Solutions Manager.
3
These solutions apply to HP Continuous Access EVA in general.
4
With 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.
5
If 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 online help and user guide or HP
StorageWorks Replication Solutions Manager administrator guide for more information.
6
DC-Management is not supported on cluster-aware disks and volume groups.
7
Replication of Advfs volumes on disks is supported, but replication of LSM volumes is not supported.
8
Secure Path 2.0D SP3 is the minimum required version for AIX 5.3.

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4.3 HP Replication Solutions Manager host agent support (cont'd)
Mounting a host Compatible multipath solution3
Host operating Supported Volume volume copy on EVA3000/5000 EVA4x00/6x00/8x00 Supported cluster Supported file
1
system Manager the same host as Active/Passive Active/Active (includes EVA4400 software systems
2
the source (VCS 3.xxx) (VCS 4.xxx) EVA6400/8400)
Red Hat Linux AS & ES 4
Sistina 1.08-13 Serviceguard 11.16.xx
Update 6, 7 HP Device Mapper Multipath kit 4.x
N QLogic failover driver 8.01.07.25 (no Secure Path) EXT2, EXT3
Red Hat Linux AS & ES 5
Sistina 2.02.17 Emulex Multipulse driver 2.2.20 Serviceguard 11.18.xx
(5.1 for x64) Update 1, 2

Y, except copies of
Veritas Volume Secure Path
Sun Solaris (SPARC)9 Veritas Volume 10,11 Not supported MPxIO12 and Veritas DMP13 MPxIO 4.4.13 NA UFS, VxFS
Manager 4.1 3.0D SP1
Manager disk groups
SuSE Linux SLES 9.0 SP3 Sistina 2.01.14 HP Device Mapper Multipath kit 4.x Serviceguard 11.16.xx
SuSE Linux SLES 10.0 N QLogic failover driver 8.01.07.25 (no Secure Path) EXT2, EXT3
Sistina 2.02.17 Emulex Multipulse driver 2.2.20 Serviceguard 11.18.xx
SP1, SP2
9
The HP RSM host agent on the Solaris 9 operating system does not support VERITAS Volume Manager when accessing an EVA4000, EVA4100, EVA6x00, or EVA8x00.
10
To display host properties correctly, HP RSM requires the QLA2310F/FCA2257P, QLA2342, QLA2340, or LP10000DC host bus adapter when running the Secure Path multipath solution.
11
The HP RSM host agent on the Solaris operating system only supports SecurePath with controller software 3.028 or earlier only.
12
To display host properties correctly, HP RSM requires the QLA2342 (SUN) host bus adapter when running the MPxIO multipath solution.
13
To 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.

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4.4 HP Replication Solutions Manager server and host agent software compatibility
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.
Dynamic Capacity
Operating system RSM host agent RSM server 4.0.x RSM server 5.0 Management
Extend Shrink
4.0 • •2 •2
HP HP-UX 11.23 PI/11iv2 (64b Intel)1
5.0 • •2 •2
4.0 • •3 •3
HP HP-UX 11.31/11iv3 (64b PA-RISC)1
5.0 • •3 •3
1
4.0 • •3 •3
HP HP-UX 11.31/11iv3 (64b Intel)
5.0 • •3 •3
4.0 •
HP OpenVMS 8.3 on Alpha servers
5.0 •
4.0 •
HP OpenVMS 8.3 on Integrity servers
5.0 •
4.0 •
HP Tru64 5.1b-4
5.0 •
4.0.x •
IBM AIX 5.2, 5.3
5.0 •
4.0.x •
IBM AIX 6.1
5.0 •
1
Online extend is supported on VxVM configurations.
2
On 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 .
3
On 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.

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4.4 HP Replication Solutions Manager server and host agent software compatibility (cont'd)
Dynamic Capacity
Operating system RSM host agent RSM server 4.0.x RSM server 5.0 Management
Extend Shrink
4.0.x • •
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition SP2/R2 (x86 32-bit)
5.0 • •
4.0.x • •
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition SP2/R2 (x64 64-bit)
5.0 • •
4.0.x • •
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition SP2 (Itanium)
5.0 • •
4
4.0.x • •
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition SP2/R2 (x86 32-bit)
5.0 • •
4.0.x • •
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition SP2/R2 (x64 64-bit)4
5.0 • •
4.0.x • •
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition SP2 (Itanium)
5.0 • •
4.0.x • •
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition SP2 (Itanium)
5.0 • •
4.0.x • • •
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 (Itanium)
5.0 • • •
4.0.x • • •
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition SP1/SP2 (x86 32-bit)
5.0 • • •
4.0.x • • •
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition SP1/SP2 (x64 64-bit)
5.0 • • •
4.0.x • • •
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition SP1/SP2 (x86 32-bit)4
5.0 • • •
4.0.x • • •
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition SP1/SP2 (x64 64-bit)4
5.0 • • •
4
Also supported as a guest OS with VMware ESX 3.5.

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4.4 HP Replication Solutions Manager server and host agent software compatibility (cont'd)
Dynamic Capacity
Operating system RSM host agent RSM server 4.0.x RSM server 5.0 Management
Extend Shrink
4.0 •
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS & ES 4 (x64 64-bit) Update 6, 7
5.0 •
4.0 •
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS & ES 4 (Itanium) Update 6, 7
5.0 •
4.0 •
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS & ES 5 (x86 32-bit) Update 1, 25
5.0 • • •
4.0 •
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS & ES 5 (x64 64-bit) Update 1, 25
5.0 • • •
4.0 •
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS & ES 5 (Itanium) Update 1, 25
5.0 • • •
4.0 •
Sun Solaris 9 (SPARC)
5.0 •
4.0 •
Sun Solaris 10 (SPARC)
5.0 •
4.0 •
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9.0 (x86, x86_64 32-bit) SP3
5.0 •
4.0 •
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9.0 (x64 64-bit) SP3
5.0 •
4.0 •
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9.0 (Itanium) SP3
5.0 •
5
4.0 •
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10.0 (x86, x86_64 32-bit) SP1, SP2
5.0 • • •
5
4.0 •
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10.0 (x64 64-bit) SP1, SP2
5.0 • • •
4.0 •
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10.0 (Itanium) SP1, SP25
5.0 • • •
4.0.x • • •
VMware ESX 3.5.x6
5.0 • • •7
6
VMware ESXi 3.5.x 5.0 • • •7
5
Offline Dynamic Capacity Management on limited non-LVM configurations is supported.
6
Supported with Windows 2003 Standard and Enterprise Edition (x86 and x64) and Windows 2008 Enterprise Edition (x86 and x64) as a guest OS. No HBA
information will be reported by the host agent in the Windows guest OS. With HP RSM 4.0.x, the Windows guest OS can be used as the source for replication jobs
only and not as the target or mount host. With HP RSM 5.0, the Windows guest OS 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.
7
Shrink is not supported when using Windows 2003 as the guest OS.

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4.5 Dynamic Capacity Management compatibility
This table shows how Dynamic Capacity Management is compatible with HP Command View EVA, HP Replication
Solutions Manager, and controller software versions.

Dynamic Capacity Management

Application
Extend Shrink
HP Command View EVA 8.0.x • •
HP Command View EVA 8.1
HP Command View EVA 9.0.1 • •
HP Command View EVA 9.1 • •
HP Replication Solutions Manager 4.0.x • •
HP Replication Solutions Manager 5.0 • •
VCS 3.1xx •
VCS 4.1xx •
XCS 6.1xx • •
XCS 6.2xx • •
XCS 09000000/09001000 • •
XCS 09003000 • •
XCS 09004000 • •
XCS 09006000 • •
XCS 09501x00 • •
XCS 0952x000 • •

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5.0 Browser and JRE support
This table lists the supported browsers and JRE versions you can use to access HP EVA software and Storage Management Appliance user interfaces from the
corresponding operating system. A supported JRE is required on the server from which you browse to HP Replication Solutions Manager and from which you run the
remote CLUI client. The last column indicates the browser version required if you are running HP Command View EVA and the web-based operator control panel
(WOCP) with the EVA4400.
Operating system Required browser Supported JRE CV EVA & WOCP
HP HP-UX PA-RISC Firefox 1.5 1.5.0_05 and later Firefox 2.0
HP HP-UX Integrity Firefox 1.5 1.5.0_05 and later Firefox 2.0
HP OpenVMS Alpha Secure Web Browser 1.7-13 1.5.0-2 and later Secure Web Browser 1.7-13
HP OpenVMS Integrity Secure Web Browser 1.7-13 1.5.0-1 and later Secure Web Browser 1.7-13
Linux (x86) Firefox 2.0 1.5.0_06 and later Firefox 2.0
Linux (x64) Firefox 2.0 1.5.0_06 and later Firefox 2.0
1 Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1 and later1
Microsoft Windows Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1 and later 1.5.0_06 and later
Or Firefox 2.0
Sun Solaris SPARC (64-bit) Mozilla 1.7.3 Firefox 2.0
1
Internet Explorer 7.0 is only supported with HP Command View EVA 7.0 or later. SP1 or later of Internet Explorer 6.0 is supported with HP Command View EVA 6.0.x
and HP Replication Solutions Manager 2.x and 3.x.

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6.0 Features supported by controller software version
6.1 Supported array features by controller software version
Array features depend on the controller software version. An HP Command View EVA license is required to use these features.
EVA controller software version
Feature VCS 3.1xx VCS 4.1xx XCS 6.1xx XCS 6.2xx XCS 09501x00 XCS 09501x00 XCS 0952x000 XCS 0952x000
(EVA3000/5000) (EVA3000/5000) (EVA4x00/6x00/8x00) (EVA4x00/6x00/8x00) (EVA4400) (EVA6400/8400) (EVA4400) (EVA6400/8400)
Maximum number of arrays per HP
16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16
Command View EVA instance1
Maximum number of virtual disks per array
(includes snapshots, snapclones, and 512 1024 1024 1024 1024 20483 1024 20483
mirrorclones)2
Maximum number of disk groups per array4 16 16 16 16 12 16 12 16
Maximum number of hosts per array5 256 256 256 256 256 256 256 256
Maximum virtual mapping capacity6 35 TB 80/200 TB 80/80/200 120/120/300 TB 120 TB 300/500 TB 120 TB 300/500 TB
Host-based volume group limits To ensure maximum EVA performance when processing HP Replication Solutions Manager jobs, host-based volume groups should contain a maximum of 32 virtual disks and 127 logical volumes.
Larger configurations are supported, but the loss of performance will be directly related to the size of the configuration.

1
HP recommends a maximum of four EVAs per HP Command View EVA instance. This recommendation applies to all management server types.
2
One LUN (LUN 0) is always reserved by the controller software.
3
If 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.
5
For 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 .
6
The 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 source virtual disk. For information about enclosure capacity, see the QuickSpecs for the applicable EVA model.

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6.2 Supported local replication feature by controller software version
Local replication features depend on the controller software version. An HP Business Copy EVA license is required to use these features.
EVA controller software version
Feature XCS 09501x00 XCS 09501x00 XCS 0952x000 XCS 0952x000
VCS 3.1xx VCS 4.1xx XCS 6.1xx XCS 6.2xx
(EVA4400) (EVA6400/8400) (EVA4400) (EVA6400/8400)
Direct connect 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 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.
Containers
Maximum size of a container 2 TB (less 1 GB)
Maximum number of virtual disks supported
10 10 28 28 28 28
with MULTISNAP commands (HP SSSU)
Mirrorclones
Create mirrorclones • • • • • •
Resynchronize data from source virtual disk
• • • • • •
to mirrorlcone
Restore data from mirrorclone to source
• • • • • •
virtual disk
Restore data from snapshot of mirrorclone
• • • • •
to source virtual disk
Set Vraid in copy • • • • • • • •
Maximum number of virtual disks supported
10 10 28 28 28 28
with MULTIMIRROR commands (HP SSSU)
Snapclones
Create containers (for snapclones) • • • • • • •
Create snapclones in preallocated
• • • • • • •
containers
Set disk group (for snapclones) • • • • • • • •
Set Vraid in copy • • • • • • • •
Snapshots
Controller software enforced cross Vraid
• • • • • • •
guidelines
Create fully-allocated snapshots in
• • • • • •
preallocated containers
Restore data from snapshot to source virtual
• • • • • •
disk
Set Vraid in copy • • • • • • • •
Maximum number of snapshots per source
1 7 7 16 16 64 64 64 64
virtual disk
Maximum number of virtual disks supported
10 10 28 28 28 28
with MULTISNAP commands (HP SSSU)
1
16 TB maximum across the parent and all active snapshots of that parent. For XCS 09501x00, the maximum is 80 TB.

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6.3 Supported remote replication feature by controller software version
Remote replication features depend on the controller software version. An HP Continuous Access EVA license is required to use these features.
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 .

EVA controller software version

Feature XCS 09501x00 XCS 09501x00 XCS 0952x000 XCS 0952x000
VCS 3.1xx VCS 4.1xx XCS 6.1xx XCS 6.2xx
(EVA4400) (EVA6400/8400) (EVA4400) (EVA6400/8400)
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.
Boot from SAN If the operating system supports Boot from SAN, replication of the boot disk is supported.

Cabling scheme Cross-cabling

optional
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 of Connectivity Knowledge (SPOCK) website (http://www.hp.com/storage/spock) as described in Table 7.0, EVA host
connectivity.
Create a DR group or add/remove DR group members in
• • • • •
enhanced asynchronous mode
DR group log file size (controller software default) 2x the combined Smaller of: 100 GB (Synchronous and Asynchronous)
size of DR group – 2,047.99 GB maximum virtual disk size
members – Remaining space in disk group in which the
(cannot be DR group log resides
changed) – The sum of the sizes of the members within
the DR group1
2
DR group log file size (user configurable) 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.

DR group member extend • • • • • • •

DR group member shrink • • • •

Failover or delete a DR group during normalization • • • •

Failsafe on Link-down/Power-up support • • • •

1
The 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.
2
You 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.
3
If 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.
4
For the EVA4400 running XCS 09000000 or later, the capacity must be greater than 5 GB.

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6.3 Support remote replication feature by controller software version (cont'd)
EVA controller software version
Feature XCS 09501x00 XCS 09501x00 XCS 0952x000 XCS 0952x000
VCS 3.1xx VCS 4.1xx XCS 6.1xx XCS 6.2xx
(EVA4400) (EVA6400/8400) (EVA4400) (EVA6400/8400)
Host HBAs per array The maximum depends on an array's platform/operating system rules. See Part III, Host and storage systems rules of HP StorageWorks SAN design reference guide and
the Quickspecs for HP Continuous Access EVA and the applicable array model.
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
128 128 256 256 128 256 128 256
array6
Maximum number of virtual disk members of all DR
6 128 128 256 256 128 256 128 256
groups per array
Maximum number of virtual disk members per DR
8 32 32 32 32 32 32 32
group
Maximum combined capacity (in TB) of a DR
group's virtual disk members and those members' 16 16 32 32 80 80 80 80
snapshots, snapclones, or mirrorclones
Preferred path • • • • • •
7 7 7
Replication relationships 2:1 2:1 2:1 3:1 4:1 4:1 4:1 4:17
Source and destination pair size 1 GB to 2 TB (in 1 GB increments)
Suspend on full copy • • • • •
8
Switches per fabric See Part II, Fabric infrastructure rules of HP StorageWorks SAN design reference guide .
5
In 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.
6
For 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.
7
4:1 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.
8
The switch restrictions that previously applied to XCS 09003000 have been removed. See the SAN design reference guide for switch support information.

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7.0 EVA host connectivity
For 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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