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

You can download these documents from the following website:

http://www.hp.com/support/manuals

Under Storage, click Disk Storage Systems, and then select HP StorageWorks 4400 Enterprise Virtual

Array or HP StorageWorks 6400/8400 Enterprise Virtual Array under EVA Disk Arrays.

NOTE:

A full restart of both controllers is required only one time after HP Command View EVA and the

management module software is installed on the management module of the EVA4400. This is

applicable when upgrading to XCS 09006000 or later. Subsequent upgrades of controller software

or management module software, or upgrading HP Command View EVA on the management module

do not require another full restart.

HP StorageWorks SmartStart EVA Storage Kit

HP StorageWorks SmartStart EVA Storage is a CD-based wizard that you use on your Windows

Server 2003 system to install and configure HP Command View EVA. You can use HP Command

View EVA to configure, manage, and monitor the HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array (EVA)

storage system.

NOTE:

For the EVA4400, HP Command View EVA 9.1 is pre-installed on the controller enclosure management

module. You can still use HP SmartStart EVA Storage to configure application servers.

To bypass the HP SmartStart EVA Storage interface and manually run the HP Command View EVA

installer, go to the \bin\installers\CV directory on the CD.

HP SmartStart EVA Storage will install Windows MPIO DSM, which enables you to provision storage

from the array; and DSM Manager, which enables you to change the default settings of MPIO DSM.

SAN support

The HSV300 controller in the EVA4400 supports 1/2/4 Gb Fibre Channel communication, but

requires 4 Gb SFPs in the controller host ports. The HSV300-S supports up to 8 Gb communication

through the embedded switch ports.

The HSV400 controller in the EVA6400 and the HSV450 controller in the EVA8400 are enabled for

4 Gb/s on each Fibre Channel host path, but will also support 2 Gb/s and 1 Gb/s (with restrictions)

Fibre Channel host paths and components for backward compatibility.

NOTE:

1 Gb path and components have specific configuration requirements. For more information on

configuration requirements and support for 2 Gb and 4 Gb EVAs, see the

HP StorageWorks SAN

design reference guide

, which can be downloaded from the following website:

http://www.hp.com/support/manuals

Click Storage Networking under Storage, and then select HP StorageWorks SAN under HP

StorageWorks SAN Solutions.