HP VMA SAN Gateway for VMA-series Memory Arrays Release Notes - May 2012 - Software OE version G5.1.0

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Introduction
The VMA SAN Gateway provides additional scale of connectivity and availability for connecting host
servers using industry standard Fibre Channel to VMA-series Memory Arrays. The VMA SAN
Gateway acts as a storage controller that provides FC connectivity. The VMA SAN Gateway requires
a FC SAN switch between the gateway and the connecting servers.
The VMA SAN Gateway is a special purpose HP ProLiant DL380 G7 based storage controller
running a specially built and tuned operating environment, vSHARE OE, used for providing FC SAN
connectivity to one or two connected VMA-series Memory Arrays. VMA--series Memory Arrays are
connected using PCIe direct connect to the VMA SAN Gateway; the FC ports in the gateway act as
storage controller target ports for FC SAN connectivity to host servers. A maximum of two VMA-series
Arrays can be connected to the VMA SAN Gateway.
With this release of version G5.1.0, VMA SAN Gateways can now be deployed as Redundant Pairs
of gateways to provide higher levels of availability and eliminate Single Points Of Failure (SPOFs) for
access to dually connected VMA Arrays. VMA SAN Gateways can also be deployed with software
OE version G5.1.0 as standalone or single gateway configurations.
The HP VMA SAN Gateway is an appliance and can only be ordered with HP Product Number (P/N)
AM465A. The vSHARE software OE cannot be ordered standalone and the VMA SAN Gateway
cannot be ‘built’ from existing or new hardware.
Features
The VMA SAN Gateway with software OE version G5.1.0 provides the following features:
• Redundant VMA SAN Gateway pairs for high availability
• FC SAN connectivity of up to two VMA-series Memory Arrays
• Standard four 8Gb FC target ports with option to add four additional ports
• CLI management interface
• Web browser based GUI management interface
• HP iLO 3 Standard functionality and remote management port
• Redundant power supplies
• RAID 1 mirroring of boot/operating environment disk
• LAN and Serial management ports
For additional details on features, setup, commands, etc., see the HP VMA SAN Gateway Installation
and User Guide, document number AM456-9007B Rev 02, available at www.hp.com/go/vma-docs
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NOTE: The VMA SAN Gateway HBA port SFP modules are not inserted into the HBAs at time of
shipment. The SFP modules are shipped in the same box as the VMA SAN Gateway, but are placed
in the extra parts bag. Retrieve the packaged SFP modules from the extra parts bag, remove the SFP
modules from the plastic shipping shell and insert them carefully into the FC HBA ports. Also review
other items in the extra parts bag before discarding anything.