HP Storage EBS Compatibility Matrix - May 2012
Table Of Contents
- Start Here (What's New)
- Index
- How to Use this document
- Sample Page Layout
- Library / Application Compatibility
- OS / HBA / Application Compatibility
- Virtual Operating System Support
- RAID Storage Arrays
- Storage Networking
- Network Storage Systems, NAS
- Storage Software (Management and Control)
- Legacy Device Support
- Useful Links
- Important Advisories

Linux (x64)
3,6
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Direct Attached and SAN Support
11
HP
Data Protector
CA
ARCserve
1
CommVault
Simpana
EMC
NetWorker
IBM
Tivoli Storage Manager
9
Symantec
Backup Exec
Symantec
NetBackup
Operating Systems
2
RHEL [AS/ES/WS] 6 (x64)
7
Update 2 Update 1
RHEL [AS/ES/WS] 5 (x64)
7, 8
Update 6 Update 6 Update 6
Update 6
11
Update 6
Update 7
11
Update 6
SLES 10 (x64)
8
SP3 SP3 SP3 SP3 SP3 SP4 SP4
SLES 11 (x64)
10
SP1 SP1 SP1
SP1
12
SP1
SP1
12
SP1
Servers
HP ProLiant
HP ProLiant BladeSystem c-Class
Third Party x64
10GbE Converged Network Adapters (HP Branded)
CN1100E (AT111A)
(10G, PCI-e)
iSCSI support only iSCSI support only iSCSI support only iSCSI support only iSCSI support only iSCSI support only iSCSI support only
10GbE HP BladeSystem Converged Network Adapters (HP Branded)
NC551m (580151-B21) & NC551i (10G, PCI-e)
iSCSI support only iSCSI support only iSCSI support only iSCSI support only iSCSI support only iSCSI support only iSCSI support only
NC5533m (613431-B21) & NC553i
(10G, PCI-e)
FW
Ethernet Driver
FCoE Driver
8Gb Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters
4, 5
(HP Branded / 3rd Party)
81Q (AK344A) / QLogic QLE2560 & 82Q (AJ764A) / QLogic QLE2562 (8G, PCI-e)
FW Loaded by Driver 2.15 Loaded by Driver Loaded by Driver Loaded by Driver Loaded by Driver 2.15
RHEL 5 driver
8.03.07.03.5.6-k6(00b) 8.03.07.03.5.6-k6(00b) 8.03.07.03.5.6-k6(00b) 8.03.07.03.5.6-k6(00b) 8.03.07.03.5.6-k6(00b) 8.03.07.03.5.6-k6(00b) 8.03.07.03.5.6-k6(00b)
SLES 10 driver
Inbox 8.03.01 Inbox Inbox 8.03.01 Inbox 8.03.01
SLES 11 driver
Inbox 8.03.04 Inbox Inbox 8.03.04 Inbox 8.03.04
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
RHEL 5 driver 8.2.0.96 8.2.0.96 8.2.0.96 8.2.0.96 8.2.0.96 8.2.0.96 8.2.0.96
SLES 10 driver 8.2.0.96 8.2.0.96 8.2.0.96 8.2.0.96 8.2.0.96 8.2.0.96 8.2.0.96
SLES 11 driver 8.2.0.96 8.2.0.96 8.2.0.96 8.2.0.96 8.2.0.96 8.2.0.96 8.2.0.96
81B (AP769A) / Brocade 815 & 82B (AP770A) / Brocade 825 (8G, PCI-e)
13
FW 2.00a4 2.00a4 2.00a4 2.00a4 2.00a4 2.00a4 2.00a4
RHEL 5 driver 3.0.2.2(00B) 3.0.2.2(00B) 3.0.2.2(00B) 3.0.2.2(00B) 3.0.2.2(00B) 3.0.2.2(00B) 3.0.2.2(00B)
SLES 10 driver 3.0.2.2(00B) 3.0.2.2(00B) 3.0.2.2(00B) 3.0.2.2(00B) 3.0.2.2(00B) 3.0.2.2(00B) 3.0.2.2(00B)
SLES 11 driver 3.0.2.2(00B) 3.0.2.2(00B) 3.0.2.2(00B) 3.0.2.2(00B) 3.0.2.2(00B) 3.0.2.2(00B) 3.0.2.2(00B)
8Gb HP BladeSystem c-Class Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters
4, 5
QMH2572 (651281-B21) (8G, PCI-e) for HP BladeSystem c-Class
BIOS Loaded by Driver Loaded by Driver Loaded by Driver Loaded by Driver Loaded by Driver Loaded by Driver Loaded by Driver
RHEL 5 driver
8.03.07.03.5.6-k6(00b) 8.03.07.03.5.6-k6(00b) 8.03.07.03.5.6-k6(00b) 8.03.07.03.5.6-k6(00b) 8.03.07.03.5.6-k6(00b) 8.03.07.03.5.6-k6(00b) 8.03.07.03.5.6-k6(00b)
SLES 10 driver 8.03.07.03.10.3-k2 8.03.07.03.10.3-k2 8.03.07.03.10.3-k2 8.03.07.03.10.3-k2 8.03.07.03.10.3-k2 8.03.07.03.10.3-k2 8.03.07.03.10.3-k2
SLES 11 driver 8.03.07.03.11.1-k2 8.03.07.03.11.1-k2 8.03.07.03.11.1-k2 8.03.07.03.11.1-k2 8.03.07.03.11.1-k2 8.03.07.03.11.1-k2 8.03.07.03.11.1-k2
QMH2562 (451871-B21) (8G, PCI-e) for HP BladeSystem c-Class
BIOS Loaded by Driver Loaded by Driver Loaded by Driver Loaded by Driver Loaded by Driver Loaded by Driver Loaded by Driver
RHEL 5 driver
8.03.07.03.5.6-k6(00b) 8.03.07.03.5.6-k6(00b) 8.03.07.03.5.6-k6(00b) 8.03.07.03.5.6-k6(00b) 8.03.07.03.5.6-k6(00b) 8.03.07.03.5.6-k6(00b) 8.03.07.03.5.6-k6(00b)
SLES 10 driver
Inbox 8.03.01 Inbox Inbox 8.03.01 Inbox 8.03.01
SLES 11 driver
Inbox 8.03.04 Inbox Inbox 8.03.04 Inbox 8.03.04
LPe1205 (456972-B21) (8G, PCI-e) for HP BladeSystem c-Class
FW 2.00a4 2.00a4 2.00a4 2.00a4 2.00a4 2.00a4 2.00a4
RHEL 5 driver 8.2.0.96 8.2.0.96 8.2.0.96 8.2.0.96 8.2.0.96 8.2.0.96 8.2.0.96
SLES 10 driver 8.2.0.96 8.2.0.96 8.2.0.96 8.2.0.96 8.2.0.96 8.2.0.96 8.2.0.96
SLES 11 driver 8.2.0.96 8.2.0.96 8.2.0.96 8.2.0.96 8.2.0.96 8.2.0.96 8.2.0.96
804 (590647-B21) (8G, PCI-e) for HP BladeSystem c-Class
FW 2.00a4 2.00a4 2.00a4 2.00a4 2.00a4 2.00a4 2.00a4
RHEL 5 driver
3.0.2.2(00B) 3.0.2.2(00B) 3.0.2.2(00B) 3.0.2.2(00B) 3.0.2.2(00B) 3.0.2.2(00B) 3.0.2.2(00B)
SLES 10 driver
3.0.2.2(00B) 3.0.2.2(00B) 3.0.2.2(00B) 3.0.2.2(00B) 3.0.2.2(00B) 3.0.2.2(00B) 3.0.2.2(00B)
SLES 11 driver
3.0.2.2(00B) 3.0.2.2(00B) 3.0.2.2(00B) 3.0.2.2(00B) 3.0.2.2(00B) 3.0.2.2(00B)
NOTES:
1) SAN Media server supported with CA ARCserve 11.5 & prior. Version 12 only supports backup of LAN clients
11) RHEL 5 Update 5 supported for direct attach MSL.
2) Please reference your ISV support matrices for supported application and operating system version compatibility. 12) SLES 11 SP1 supported for direct attach MSL.
3) EBS is not dependent on specific kernel errata levels. For required/supported kernel errata, refer to your online
13) Private loop not supported. Direct Attach support for
storage array and backup application support documentation. MSL 2k, 4k, 8k only.
4) Refer to EBS Design Guide for configuration rules and guidelines.
5) 3rd Party adapters require HP drivers and firmware.
HP Storage EBS Compatibility Matrix
6) LTO-5 requires Emulex inbox driver version 8.2.0.66 or newer.
7) RHEL kernel versions include support for Oracle Enterprise Linux.
8) Only in-box HBA drivers and device-mapper multipathing are supported with RHEL 5
Update 3, SLES 10 SP3 and newer.
9) TSM Server and Storage Agent ver 6.1 and newer supported for RHEL 5 and SLES 10 only
10) Only in-box HBA drivers which come with OS are supported unless otherwise noted.
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