HP StorageWorks IBM-AIX Connectivity 3.0H for the 3000/5000 Enterprise Virtual Array Release Notes (5697-5390, August 2005)

About this doc ument

This section includes the following topics:

• Release notes information

• Intended audience

• Accessing future product updates

Release notes information

These release notes include the following topics:

•Newfeatures

•EVAstoragesystem

• EVA compatability

• Operating constraints

• Storage System Scripting Utility for EVA

• Avoiding problem situ ations

• Host cons iderations

•VCSfirmwareupgrades

Intended audience

This document is intended to assist customers who purchased the HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual

Array(EVA)torunontheIBMAIXoperatingsystem.

This document is also intended for use by HP customer service personnel responsible for installing and

maintaining devi ces connected to the EVA storage system.

Accessing future pr oduct updates

HP strongly recommends that customers sign up online using the Subscriber’s choice web site at

ttp://www.hp.com/go/e-updates.

• Subscribing to this service provides you with e-mail updates on the latest product enhancements,

newest versions of drivers, and firmware documentation updates as well as instant access to

numerous other product resources.

• After signing up, you can quickly locate your products by selecting Bus in ess support and then

Storage under Product Category.

New features

The following are major enhancements included in this release:

• Support for Virtual Controller Software (VCS) 3.028.

• The same IBM AIX server can attach to any combination of the following storage systems:

• HP StorageWorks EVA3000/5000

• HP StorageWorks EVA4000/6000/8000

•XP

• Support for Storage System Scripting U tility (SSSU).

EVA storage system

This document contains the m ost recent product information about operating the EVA on a system running

IBM A IX operating software.

EVA documentation

A comp lete library of EVA and related documentation is available at the following web sites:

ttp://www.hp.com/go/eva5000

IBM AIX connectivity 3.0H for the 3000/5000 Enterprise Virtual Array release notes