HP Storage EBS Compatibility Matrix - March 2012
Windows (x86)
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Direct Attached and SAN Support
HP
Data Protector
CA
ARCserve
CommVault
Simpana
EMC
NetWorker
IBM
Tivoli Storage
Manager
Symantec
Backup Exec
Symantec
NetBackup
Operating Systems
2
Windows Server 2003 Release 2 (32-bit)
sp2 sp2 sp2 sp2 sp2 sp2 sp2
Windows Server 2008 (32-bit)
sp2 sp2 sp2 sp2 sp2 sp2
Servers
HP ProLiant
HP ProLiant c-Class BladeSystem
Third Party X86
10GbE Converged Network Adapters (HP Branded)
CN1100E (AT111A) (10G, PCI-e)
FW
Ethernet Driver
FCoE Driver
10GbE HP BladeSystem Converged Network Adapters (HP Branded)
NC551m (580151-B21) (10G, PCI-e)
iSCSI support only iSCSI support only iSCSI support only iSCSI support only iSCSI support only iSCSI support only iSCSI support only
NC553m (613431-B21) & NC553i (10G, PCI-e)
FW
Ethernet Driver
FCoE Driver
8Gb Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters
1, 5
(HP Branded / 3rd Party)
81Q (AK344A) / QLogic QLE2560 & 82Q (AJ764A) / QLogic QLE2562 (8G, PCI-e)
BIOS 2.15 2.15 2.15 2.15 2.15 2.15 2.15
WS 2003 StorPort Driver
3, 4
/ 2008 StorPort Driver
4, 6
9.1.9.25
/
9.1.9.25 9.1.9.25
/
9.1.9.25 9.1.9.25
/
9.1.9.25 9.1.9.25
/
9.1.9.25 9.1.9.25
/
9.1.9.25 9.1.9.25
/
9.1.9.25 9.1.9.25
/
NA
81E (AJ762A) / Emulex LPe12000 & 82E (AJ763A) / Emulex LPe12002 (8G, PCI-e)
FW 2.00a4 2.00a4 2.00a4 2.00a4 2.00a4 2.00a4 2.00a4
WS 2003 StorPort Driver
3, 4, 7
/ 2008 StorPort Driver
4, 6, 7
5-2.33.008
/
5-2.33.008 5-2.33.008
/
5-2.33.008 5-2.33.008
/
5-2.33.008 5-2.33.008
/
5-2.33.008 5-2.33.008
/
5-2.33.008 5-2.33.008
/
5-2.33.008 5-2.33.008
/
NA
81B (AP769A) / Brocade 815 & 82B (AP770A) / Brocade 825 (8G, PCI-e)
8
BIOS 2.3.0.2 2.3.0.2 2.3.0.2 2.3.0.2 2.3.0.2
2.3.0.3
2.3.0.2
WS 2003 StorPort Driver
3, 4
/ 2008 StorPort Driver
4, 6
2.3.0.2 / 2.3.0.2 2.3.0.2 / 2.3.0.2 2.3.0.2 / 2.3.0.2 2.3.0.2 / 2.3.0.2 2.3.0.2 / 2.3.0.2 2.3.0.2 / 2.3.0.2 1.1.0.8 / NA
8Gb HP c-Class BladeSystem Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters
5
QMH2562 (451871-B21) (8G, PCI-e) for HP c-Class BladeSystem
BIOS 2.15 2.15 2.15 2.15 2.15 2.15 2.15
WS 2003 StorPort Driver
3, 4
/ 2008 StorPort Driver
4, 6
9.1.9.25
/
9.1.9.25 9.1.9.25
/
9.1.9.25 9.1.9.25
/
9.1.9.25 9.1.9.25
/
9.1.9.25 9.1.9.25
/
9.1.9.25 9.1.9.25
/
9.1.9.25 9.1.9.25
/
NA
LPe1205 (456972-B21) (8G, PCI-e) for HP c-Class BladeSystem
FW 2.00a4 2.00a4 2.00a4 2.00a4 2.00a4 2.00a4 2.00a4
WS 2003 StorPort Driver
3, 4, 7
/ 2008 StorPort Driver
4, 6, 7
5-2.33.008
/
5-2.33.008 5-2.33.008
/
5-2.33.008 5-2.33.008
/
5-2.33.008 5-2.33.008
/
5-2.33.008 5-2.33.008
/
5-2.33.008 5-2.33.008
/
5-2.33.008 5-2.33.008
/
NA
804 (590647-B21) (8G, PCI-e) for HP c-Class BladeSystem
8
FW 2.1.1.1 2.1.1.1 2.1.1.1 2.1.1.1 2.1.1.1 2.1.1.1
Windows Server 2008 StorPort Driver
4, 6
2.1.1.1 2.1.1.1 2.1.1.1 2.1.1.1 2.1.1.1 2.1.1.1
NOTES:
1) 3rd Party adapters require HP drivers and firmware.
5) Refer to EBS Design Guide for configuration rules and guidelines.
2) Please reference your ISV support matrices for supported application and operating system version compatibility. 6) Systems running Tivoli with WS2008 require Storport.sys KB953390.
3) All non-sp2 systems running applications other than Tivoli require updated Storport.sys KB891793 (minimum) or KB916048 7) For LTO, Emulex Windows StorPort driver 5-2.33.008 or newer required with 8Gb FC for
(recommended); systems running Tivoli require Storport.sys KB901371. All sp2 systems are required to run Storport.sys KB945119. point-to-point and private loop.
4) Please reference ISV application installation/support documents for specific driver and patch requirements. 8) Private loop not supported. Direct Attach support for MSL 2k, 4k, 8k, 1/8 Autoloader only.
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