installation and reference guide HP MPIO Full Featured DSM for MSA1000/1500 (Active-Active) Disk Arrays 3.02.00 (AA-RW8AF-TE, March 2009)

About this guide
This guide provides information about HP MPIO Full Featured Device Specific Module (DSM) for
MSA1000/1500 (Active-Active) Disk Arrays (called the “HP MPIO MSA DSM” throughout this guide),
which includes:
• Installing, upgrading, and removing HP MPIO MSA DSM
• Managing HP MPIO MSA DSM
Intended audience
This document is intended for customers who use the HP MPIO MSA DSM software and users with
knowledge of:
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (x86, IA64 and x64)
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 (x86, IA64 and x64)
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 – Server Core (x86 and x64)
• Microsoft Cluster Server (MSCS)/Failover Cluster environments
• MSA1000/1500 (Active-Active) disk array
Related documentation
In addition to this guide, see HP MPIO Full Featured DSM for MSA1000/1500 (Active-Active) Disk
Arrays 3.02.00 release notes.
You can find these documents from the Manuals page of the HP Business Support Center website:
http://www.hp.com/support/manuals
In the Storage section, click Storage Software and then select Other Multi-Path Software-Windows
under Storage Infrastructure Software list.
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