HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array release notes (XCS 09522000) (5697-0233, November 2009)

Version: XCS 09522000
Description
This document contains information specific to the release of XCS 09522000, which applies to the
following array models:
• HP StorageWorks 4400 Enterprise Virtual Array (EVA4400), which includes the HSV300 controller
enclosure or HSV300-S controller enclosure, and the M6412 and M6412A disk enclosures
• HP StorageWorks 6400 Enterprise Virtual Array (EVA6400), which includes the HSV400 controllers
and the M6412A disk enclosure
• HP StorageWorks 8400 Enterprise Virtual Array (EVA8400), which includes the HSV450 controllers
and the M6412A disk enclosure
The information in this document is not provided elsewhere. HP recommends that you read this
information thoroughly.
Update recommendation Recommended to upgrade at the next available opportunity
Enhancements
XCS 09522000 contains the following functionality:
• EVA management software support. HP Command View EVA 9.0.1 and 9.1 (both server-based
management and array-based management) are supported with XCS 09522000.
The array-based management version is only supported on the EVA4400, and is installed on the
management module in the controller enclosure, which reduces the need for a management server.
(A management server is still required for HP Continuous Access EVA support and certain other
management tasks.) Without a management server in a direct connect environment, this allows
for an additional Fibre Channel port, per controller, that you can use to directly connect to a
Windows, HP-UX, or Linux application server. For more information, see the HP StorageWorks
Command View EVA 9.0.1 release notes or HP StorageWorks Command View EVA 9.1 release
notes.
• Replication software support. HP Replication Solutions Manager 5.0 is supported with XCS
09003000 or later. HP Replication Solutions Manager is an optional interface that offers enhanced
management of local and remote replication and is offered at no charge. It includes the user inter-
face for HP Business Copy EVA and HP Continuous Access EVA. For more information, see the
HP StorageWorks Replication Solutions Manager 5.0 release notes.
NOTE:
HP Business Copy EVA and HP Continuous Access EVA are optional replication features. You
must purchase a license to use these features. See the HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array
compatibility reference for more information about local and remote replication support.
• Management module software support. The latest version is 0001.3000 and is supported with
XCS 09522000. The management module applies to the EVA4400 only.
• New DIMM memory module support. Due to a manufacturing inventory issue, a new version of
the cache DIMM within the EVA4400 controller is being produced. The current cache DIMM
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