HP StoreEver High Availability Path Failover Windows Driver Release Notes Version 1.0.6.3 (5697-3325, June 2014)

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. These features are called “Advanced
Data Path Failover” and “Advanced Control Path Failover” in the libraries and tape drives.
Version: 1.0.6.3
Update recommendation
N/A — this is the initial release
Product models
• HP StoreEver Enterprise Systems Library (ESL) G3 Tape Library
• HP StoreEver MSL6480 Tape Library
• HP LTO-6 Ultrium 6250 FC tape drives installed in a supported library
• HP LTO-6 Ultrium 6650 FC tape drives installed in a supported library
Compatibility
Advanced path failover functions in conjunction with the following minimum LTO-6 tape drive and
library firmware versions:
Supported firmware versionsDevice
23GW and laterLTO-6 Ultrium 6250 Half Height FC tape drive
J3MW and laterLTO-6 Ultrium 6650 Full Height FC tape drive
680H.GS24401 and laterHP ESL G3 Tape Library Management Control Board (MCB) Version 2
4.30 and laterHP StoreEver MSL6480 Tape Library
Advanced path failover functions with HP E series and Q series FC HBAs. Advanced path failover is
not compatible with HP B series FC HBAs.
Advanced path failover functions with HP B series, C series, and Q series FC switches.
For a current list of supported ISV software and switch firmware, see the EBS matrix on the HP Enterprise
Backup Solutions (EBS) website: http://www.hp.com/go/ebs.
Operating systems
This release is supported on the following operating systems:
• Windows 2008 R2
• Windows 2012 x64
• Windows 2012 R2
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