HP StorageWorks VMware Connectivity 4.0B for the 3000/5000 Enterprise Virtual Array Release Notes (5697-5819, March 2006)

Table 1 Operating system specifications
VMware version
Fibre Channel adapter
Adapter BIOS/EFI
Adapter driver version
(minimum)
FCA2214
281541-B21
FCA2214DC
321835-B21
1.45/1.48
7.0 4
BL20p G2 FC Mezzanine
300874-B21
BL20p G3 FC adapter
361426-B21
BL30p, BL35p
FC balcony
354054-B21
1.45 7.04
VMware ESX 2.5.1 or
later
BL25p, BL45p
HPBALCF 105
381881-B21
1.48 7.04
VMware GSX 3.2
VMware Workstation 5
VMware GSX and VMware Workstation software products run as an application
on Microsoft and Linux operating systems. These applications are storage
independent and leverage our standard operating system support offerings.
NOTE:
VMware HBA drivers are embedded in the ESX system software.
Host type for VMware
To ensure smooth system operation with VCS 4.00x, set the host type to VMware.SeetheVMware
connectivity for the 3000/5000 Enterprise Virtual Array installation and reference guide for more
information.
Switch support
This release supports the Fibre Channel (FC) s
witches and firmware versions listed in the HP StorageWorks
SAN design reference guide, which you can dow
nload from the HP StorageWorks web site:
h
ttp://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/sto
rageworks/san/documentation.html
NOTE:
HP recommends that you
not mix switch firmware versions in your storage area network (SAN). It is a
best practice to uniformly upgrade all switches in the SAN.
Multiple-path support
VMware operating software includes multipath support. No additional software is required to achieve
high-availability, multipath capability.
For detailed VMware multipathing information, see the description of the vmkmultipath command in
the ESX server administrator’s guide.
NOTE:
Secure Path and other MPIO software are not supported with VMware.
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