HP StorageWorks Tru64 UNIX Connectivity 3.0H for the 3000/5000 Enterprise Virtual Array Release Notes (5697-5395, August 2005)

Supported configurations

Supported configurations are described in the Enterprise Virtual Array QuickSpecs, available at the

following web sites:

ttp://h18006.www1. hp.com/products/storageworks/eva3000/specifications.html

http://h18006.www1.hp.com /products/storageworks/enterprise/index.html

The extended intero perability of the heterogeneous Storage Area N et work (SAN) allows you to mix

several types of HP StorageWorks storage systems. The HP StorageWorks SAN design reference guide is

adetailedguideforSANconfigurationsandisavailableatthefollowingwebsite:

ttp://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/storageworks/san/documentation.html

EVA best practices

Although the HP StorageWorks EVA3000/5000 is designed to work in a wide range of config urations,

some of the configuration options can influence performance, usable capacity, or availability. With the

necessary information about the configuration options for the HP StorageWorks EVA, you ca n manag e

the configuration to optimize its attributes for a specific application. These configura tion choices include:

• Number of Disk Groups

• Type of Disk Group

• Type and number of disks in a Disk Group

• Vraid levels (0, 1, a n d 5)

• Disk failure protection level (none, single, and double)

• Cache settings

For more information on any of the configuration choices, see the HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual

Array conﬁguration best practices - white paper at

ttp://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/lpg29448/lpg29448.pdf

EVA compatibility

Operating system support

Table 1 lists the operating system specifications.

NOTE:

Table 1 contains current minimum-level operating system specifications at the time of this release.

Some component versions may change due to revision. For the latest information, go to this web site:

ttp://h18006.www1.hp.com/storage/index.html

Table 1 O perating system s peciﬁcations

Tru64 UNIX version (minimum)

5.1A (PK6) NHD7

5.1B–2