HP StorageWorks 3000/5000 Enterprise Virtual Array connectivity 4.1A for IBM AIX release notes (5697-7031, November 2007)

Version: VCS 4.100
Description
This document d
escr ibes IBM AIX operating sy stem connectivity support for HP StorageWorks 3000/5000
Enterprise Vi
rtual Array (EVA3000/5000) controller software.
A complete libra ry of EVA3000/5000 documentation is available on the HP support website:
h
ttp://www.hp.com/support/manuals.
Under storage
,clickDisk Storage Systems, and then select either HP StorageWorks 3000 Enterprise
Virtual Array or HP StorageWorks 5000 Enterprise Virtual Array under EVA Disk Arrays.
Update recommendation Routine
Supersedes 4.007
Product models
EVA3000/5000
Devices suppo
rted
This version
supports the operating system specifications listed in Table 1.
Table 1 Opera
ting system specifica tions
IBM AIX
version
Clustering
FCA (HBA)
MPIO
version
Adapter driver
5.3
Minimum
maintenance
level 00 with
recommended
APARs
5.2
HACMP 5.1, 5.2.
5.3, 5.4
FC6228
FC6239
FC5716
FC1957
FC1977
FC5758
FC5759
FC1905
FC1910
1.0 .1. 0
Minimum
maintenance
level 04 with
recommended
APARs
You can download the latest HBA drivers for storage arrays from the HP storage website:
h
ttp://h18006.www1.hp.com/storage/saninfrastructure.html
Enhancemen
ts
This release includ es the following new features:
• This release includes support for EVA3000/5000 controller software VCS 4 .100. For details about
VCS 4.100, s
ee HP StorageWorks 3000/5000 Enterprise Vir tual Array release notes (VCS 4.100).
NOTE:
You must have VCS 3.028 installed bef ore upgrading to VCS 4.00x or later. HP recommends that
you do a full system backup before an HP service representative performs the migrating proce dure.
HP StorageWorks 3000/5000 Enterprise Virtual Array connectivit y 4.1A for IBM AIX release notes
3