Release Notes Device Mapper Multipath Enablement Kit for HP StorageWorks Disk Arrays (AA-RWF9B-TE, March 2008)

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Release Notes

Device Mapper M

ultipath Enablement

Kit for HP StorageWorks Disk Arrays

Version 4.0.0

Par t number: AA-RWF9B-TE

irst edition: February 2008

Summary of content (4 pages)

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Release Notes Device Mapper Multipath Enablement Kit for HP StorageWorks Disk Arrays Version 4.0.
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© Copyright 2008 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. Confidential computer software. Valid license from HP required for possession, use or copying. Consistent with FAR 12.211 and 12.212, Commercial Computer Software, Computer Software Documentation, and Technical Data for Commercial Items are licensed to the U.S. Government under vendor’s standard commercial license. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice.
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Overview This release notes discusses the most recent product information about HP Device Mapper Multipath (HPDM Multipath) Enablement Kit for HP StorageWorks Disk Arrays Version 4.0.0 software. HPDM Multipath software kit is an HP released Device Mapper multipath binary, based on Device Mapper Multipath included in Linux OS distributions, with enablement for HP StorageWorks Disk Arrays. Device Mapper is an infrastructure in the Linux kernel.
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NOTE: To view files in PDF format (*.pdf), Adobe Acrobat Reader must be installed on your system. To download Adobe Acrobat Reader, visit the Adobe web site at: http://www.adobe.com Known Issues Following are the known issues of the HPDM Multipath 4.0.0: • In SLES OS, the ioctls support is not available on a multipath device created by Device Mapper. As a result, operations such as SCSI inquiry are not supported with HPDM Multipath devices. • In RHEL4 and SLES9 hosts, device reset can occur.