HP StorageWorks P9000 Performance Advisor Software v5.4 OS Support Matrix (April, 2012)

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Intended audience: Customers and channel partners for PA.

Version: 5.4

Edition: April 2012

This support matrix provides the list of operating systems and JRE versions that are

supported for deploying the following:

√ PA on the management station

√ Host agents on the hosts

√ CLUI on the client systems

√ P9000Info on hosts

√ P9000Watch on hosts

√ P9000SKetch on hosts

Operating systems support matrix

Summary of content (20 pages)

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Operating systems support matrix This support matrix provides the list of operating systems and JRE versions that are supported for deploying the following: √ √ √ √ √ √ PA on the management station Host agents on the hosts CLUI on the client systems P9000Info on hosts P9000Watch on hosts P9000SKetch on hosts Intended audience: Customers and channel partners for PA. Version: 5.
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Performance Advisor Management Server Supported Operating Systems OS OS Version Architecture Service Pack PA 5.2 PA 5.3 PA 5.
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Performance Advisor Management Server Supported Operating Systems OS OS Version Architecture Windows Server 2008 R2 R2 Standard x64 Edition or R2 Enterprise x64 Edition or R2 Datacenter x64 Edition x64 Service Pack PA 5.2 PA 5.3 PA 5.4 Yes(1)(2) Yes(1)(2) Yes(1)(2) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No SP SP1 No SP Enterprise Edition Professional Edition x86 Windows 7 SP1 Enterprise Edition Professional Edition No SP x64 SP1 Note: The version of JRE used by Performance Advisor Software v 5.
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Performance Advisor Host Agent Supported Operating Systems OS OS Name Windows Server 2003 OS Version Standard Edition or Enterprise Edition or Datacenter Edition OS Service Pack Architecture SP1 SP2 SP2 Windows Windows Server 2003 R2 R2 Standard x64 Edition or R2 Enterprise x64 Edition or R2 Datacenter x64 Edition SP1 SP2 Kernel mode Kernel Version JRE Version PA 5.2 PA 5.3 PA 5.
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OS OS Name Windows Server 2008 Windows OS Version Standard 32-bit Edition or Enterprise 32-bit Edition or Datacenter 32-bit Edition Standard x64 Edition or Enterprise x64 Edition or Datacenter x64 Edition for Itanium-based Systems Windows 2008 R2 R2 Standard x64 Edition or R2 Enterprise x64 Edition OS Service Pack Architecture SP1 SP2 SP1 SP2 SP1 SP2 No SP Kernel mode Kernel Version JRE Version PA 5.2 PA 5.3 PA 5.
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OS OS Name RedHatELAS or RedHatELES Linux OS Version OS Service Pack 4 Update8 Update9 5 Update5 Update6* 6 Update 1 10 SP3 11 SP1 SLES Open VMS Architecture Kernel mode x86 IA 64 x64 x86 IA 64 x64 x86 x64 x86 x64 Kernel Version JRE Version 2.6.9 JRE 6 (Update 26) 2.6.18 2.6.32 JRE 6 (Update 26) 2.6.16 JRE 6 (Update 26) 2.6.32 JRE 5 (Update 22) x86 8.4 x64 JRE v1.6.0-2.p1 IA64 Note: (1) - Supported as guest OS in ESXi 5.0 and ESX 4.
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For Windows platforms, JRE 6 Update 26 gets installed as part of the Performance Advisor Software v 5.4 Host Agent installation. For Non-windows platforms, the JRE needs to be installed manually before the Host Agent software installation. The supported JRE versions can be downloaded from the below given locations for the specific platforms. On Open VMS 8.4 , JRE v1.6.0-2.p1 gets installed as part of the OS installation JRE download location: - JRE 6 Update 26 (Solaris & Linux): http://www.oracle.
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Performance Advisor CLUI Supported Operating Systems OS Windows OS Name PA 5.2 PA 5.3 PA 5.4 Windows Server 2003 Yes Yes Yes Windows 2003 R2 Windows XP Windows Vista Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Windows Server 2008 Yes Yes Yes Windows Server 2008 R2 Yes Yes Yes 9 10 5.3 6.
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JRE download location: Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 6.0 (Update 26 http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javasebusiness/downloads/java-archive-downloadsjavase6-419409.
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Performance Advisor Browser Web Client Supported Operating Systems OS OS Service Architecture Pack OS Name OS Version Windows XP Professional Edition SP2 SP3 Standard Edition or Enterprise Edition or Datacenter Edition Standard Edition or Enterprise Edition or Datacenter Edition Windows Windows Server 2003 PA 5.2 PA 5.3 PA 5.4 Web Client Web Client Web Client Browser Browser Version x86 IE 6.0 SP1, 7.0, 8.0 Yes Yes Yes SP1 SP2 x86 IE 6.0 SP1, 7.0, 8.0 Yes Yes Yes SP2 x64 IE 6.
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OS OS Name Windows Server 2003 R2 Windows Windows Vista OS Version OS Service Architecture Pack Browser Browser Version PA 5.2 PA 5.3 PA 5.4 Web Client Web Client Web Client R2 Standard Edition or R2 Enterprise Edition or R2 Datacenter Edition SP1 SP2 x86 IE 6.0 SP1, 7.0, 8.0 Yes Yes Yes R2 Standard x64 Edition or R2 Enterprise x64 Edition or R2 Datacenter x64 Editition SP2 x64 IE 6.0 SP1, 7.0, 8.0 Yes Yes Yes Business Edition or Enterprise Edition SP1 SP2 SP1 SP2 x86 IE 7.0, 8.
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OS OS Name OS Version Standard 32-bit Edition or Enterprise 32-bit Edition or Datacenter 32-bit Edition Windows or Standard without HyperWindows Server V 32-bit Edition 2008 or Enterprise without Hyper-V 32-bit Edition or Datacenter without HyperV 32-bit Edition OS Service Architecture Pack SP1 SP2 Browser Browser Version IE 7.0, 8.0, 9.0 x86 Page 12 of 20 PA 5.2 PA 5.3 PA 5.
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OS OS Name OS Version Standard Edition or Enterprise Edition or Datacenter Edition or Windows Standard without Hyper-V Windows Server Edition or 2008 Enterprise without Hyper-V Edition or Datacenter without HyperV Edition Windows Standard Edition Windows Server or 2008 R2 Enterprise Edition Enterprise Edition Professional Edition Windows Windows 7 Enterprise Edition Professional Edition OS Service Architecture Pack SP1 SP2 PA 5.2 PA 5.3 PA 5.
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P900Info Supported Operating Systems OS OS Name OS Version OS Service Architectur Pack e SP1 Windows OS Windows Windows Standard Edition or Server Enterprise Edition or 2003 Datacenter Edition R2 Standard x64 Edition or OS Name OS Version Windows Server 2008 Standard 32-bit Edition or Enterprise 32-bit Edition or Datacenter 32-bit Edition Standard x64 Edition or Enterprise x64 Edition or Datacenter x64 Edition for Itanium-based Systems Kernel Version PA 5.2 PA 5.3 PA 5.
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OS Windows OS Name Windows 2008 R2 Solaris AIX OS Version R2 Standard x64 Edition or for Itanium-based Systems OS Service Architectur Pack e Linux PA 5.4 x64 Yes(1)(2) Yes(1)(2) Yes(1)(2) IA 64 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes PA 5.2 PA 5.3 PA 5.
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Note: (1) - Supported under guest OS in ESXi 5.0, 4.0 and 4.1 (2) - Supported under guest OS in Windows 2008 R2 Hyper-V (3) - Items mentioned in Green are newly supported.
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P9000Watch Supported Operating Systems OS OS Name OS Version OS Service Architectur Pack e SP1 Windows OS Windows Windows Standard Edition or Server Enterprise Edition or Datacenter Edition 2003 SP2 SP2 Windows Server 2003 R2 R2 Standard x64 Edition or OS Name OS Version Windows Server 2008 Standard 32-bit Edition or Enterprise 32-bit Edition or Datacenter 32-bit Edition Standard x64 Edition or Enterprise x64 Edition or Datacenter x64 Edition SP1 SP2 Kernel mode Kernel Version PA 5.
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OS Windows OS Name OS Version Windows 2008 R2 for Itanium-based Systems R2 Standard x64 Edition or for Itanium-based Systems Solaris AIX OS Service Architectur Pack e SP1 SP2 No SP Linux PA 5.3 PA 5.4 IA 64 Yes Yes Yes(2) x64 Yes Yes Yes IA 64 Yes Yes Yes(2) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes PA 5.2 PA 5.3 PA 5.
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OS Linux OS Name OS Version OS Service Architectur Pack e 10 SP3 11 SP1 SLES x86 x64 x86 x64 Kernel mode Kernel Version 2.6.16 2.6.32 PA 5.2 PA 5.3 PA 5.4 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Note: (1) - For P9000Watch to function, RMLIB installation on the host is mandatory. RMLIB gets installed as part of the P9000 PA host agent installation. (2) - On Windows IA platforms where host is no longer supported starting 5.4, RMLIB needs to be installed separately.
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P9000Sketch Supported Operating Systems OS OS Name Windows Server 2003 Windows 2003 R2 Windows Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2008 R2 OS Version PA 5.2 PA 5.3 PA 5.