HSG80 Enterprise/Modular Storage RAID Array Fibre Channel Solution Software V8.7A for Windows Release Notes (AA-RH0QL-TE, July 2003)

ACS Feature Support
27Release Notes – HSG80 Enterprise/Modular Storage RAID Array Fibre Channel Solution
Software Version 8.7A for Windows
In cases where ACS functional builds other than Version 8.7F are required, ensure that
all necessary components for those configurations are at the proper level prior to
upgrading your ACS code.
If you run EVM with ACS Version 8.7F, you can use scripting with CLONEs. If you
want to create SNAPSHOTs with EVM, you must run ACS Version 8.7S or 8.7P.
For more information on these and other Storage Management software, see the
product documentation that comes with the product, or visit the following
StorageWorks website:
http://h18006.www1.hp.com/storage/software.html
ACS Feature Support
The following sections provide details for specific ACS features.
Maximum Host Connections
The maximum number of host connections is 96 for the table of known connections. A
connection is unique to the node WWN, port WWN, and controller port. This table is
maintained in the NVRAM of the controller. If the table contains 96 entries, new
connections cannot be added unless unused entries are deleted. Otherwise, a host
attempting FC login is rejected from becoming a connection into the connection table,
but not necessarily from the fabric.
Rolling Upgrades
This section supersedes both the rolling upgrade and ACS upgrade procedures found
in the HSG80 ACS Solution Software Version 8.7 for Windows NT and Windows 2000
Installation and Configuration Guide.
Operating Constraints
When performing rolling upgrades on the HSG80 array controller, the following rules
and guidelines apply:
Virtual Replicator Version 3.0A Version 8.7F
Network View Version 2.0B Version 8.7F/G/S/P
Management Appliance Version 1.0C Version 8.7F/S/P
Storage Allocation Reporter Version 1.0D Version 8.7F
Table 8: Layered Application Compatibility (Continued)