Manual

10 Introduction

• For the management station:

• Windows Server 2003 R2 and Windows Storage Server 2003 R2 x64/x86 operating system with

Service Pack 2 and Microsoft hotfix QFE932755 (updated Storport storage driver). The update is

available on the Microsoft website: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/932755

• Windows Server 2008 x64/x86 operating system with Service Pack 2

•Windows Server 2008 R2

NOTE: Simple SAN Connection Manager is IPv6 compatible when running on an operating

system that supports IPv6.

• 2 GB of memory for management stations

• 200 MB of disk space for full management installation

• One 2.0-GHz processor (multi-core CPU recommended)

•One CD-ROM drive

• One Ethernet port

• One or more PCIe slots for the HP StorageWorks 81Q PCIe Fibre Channel (FC) HBAs (or other

supported FC HBAs)

• Java Runtime Environment (JRE) x86 1.5 or later

• Internet browser: Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE), Netscape Navigator, or Mozilla Firefox

• HP StorageWorks Command View EVA software—Required only for installations with Enterprise

Virtual Array (EVA) storage

• For supported non-management stations:

• Windows versions supported for management stations

• Windows Server 2003 SP2

•Windows Server 2008

• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 9, 10, 11

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 4 and 5

• VMware ESX 3.5, 4.0

• HP-UX 11.23, 11.31