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Table 96 Microsoft Windows storage system, HBA, and multipath software coexistence support
1
XP 7
3PARSVSP 3.0
XP10000/12000XP
P63 xx /P65 xx EVA
EVA4 x 00/6 x 00/8 x 00
2
P2000 G3
MSA2000fc
G2(MSA2300fc) 20000/24000
P9500MSA2000fc
MS
MPIO
DSM
MS
MPIO
DSM
6
3PAR
MPIO
DSM
5
MS
MPIO
DSM
HP
MPIO FF
MS MPIO
DSM
HP
MPIO
FF
4
MS MPIO
DSM
HP
MPIO
FF
4
MS MPIO
DSM
3
—S———SSSSS
MS
MPIO
DSM
P2000 G3
MSA2000fc G2
(MSA2300fc)
MSA2000fc
—SS—SSS—SS
HP
MPIO
FF
4
P63xx/P65xx
EVA
EVA4x00/
6x00/8x00
—S———SSS—S
MS
MPIO
DSM
—SS—S—SSSS
HP
MPIO
FF
4
XP10000/12000
XP20000/24000
P9500
—S———S—SSS
MS
MPIO
DSM
S—————————
MS
MPIO
DSM
XP 7
—SS———————
HP
MPIO
FF
SVSP 3.0
————S—S—S—
MS
MPIO
DSM
——S—S—S—S—
3PAR
MPIO
DSM
5
3PAR
—S——SSSSSS
MS
MPIO
DSM
6
1
Legend: S = same server and HBA; — = not supported
2
EVA4100/6100/8100 requires a minimum of XCS firmware 6.110.
3
Microsoft MPIO Device Specific Module
4
If 3PAR storage is in the same zone, you must use HP MPIO DSM version 4.x or later if you use the HP MPIO DSM.
5
3PAR MPIO DSM for Windows 2003 only.
6
Microsoft MPIO DSM for 3PAR storageis supported with Windows 2008 and later.
For more information about storage system coexistence, see “Heterogeneous SAN storage system
coexistence” (page 208).
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