HP StoreEver High Availability Path Failover Windows Driver Release Notes Version: 1.0.6.
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Description These release notes describe the features and other release information for the Windows High Availability Path Failover kernel driver. High Availability Path Failover uses capabilities in the LTO-6 tape drives and the libraries in which they are installed, combined with kernel mode drivers running on a host system to provide path failover when multiple paths are available to a tape drive or to a library.
Languages • International English Features This section identifies features for first release of advanced path failover drivers. • Drivers to be used with HP LTO-6 FC drives and the ESL G3 and MSL6480 tape libraries in which they are installed. • Drivers create entries in the Windows system log when they are first started and whenever any exceptional conditions occur. • Diagnostic application that is installed with the drivers.
In multi-host environments, device discovery on a newly introduced or rebooted host could be problematic if the library is not idle during the discovery. Symptom: A host in a multi-initiator environment does not discover a path to the library controller when it is booted or the devices are rescanned when another initiator is using the library. Some applications create an exclusive connection to the tape library and prevent drivers from performing proper discovery and binding.
Available documents include: • HP StoreEver Tape Libraries Failover User Guide • HP StoreEver Enterprise Systems Library (ESL) G3 Tape Library User Guide • HP StoreEver MSL6480 Tape Library User and Service Guide Documentation feedback HP is committed to providing documentation that meets your needs. To help us improve the documentation, send any errors, suggestions, or comments to Documentation Feedback (docsfeedback@hp.com).
