System information

Updated Information
This Fibre Channel SAN Configuration Guide is updated with each release of the product or when necessary.
This table provides the update history of the Fibre Channel SAN Configuration Guide.
Revision Description
EN-000109-05
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“HP StorageWorks XP,” on page 40 and Appendix A, “Multipathing Checklist,” on page 77 have
been changed to include host mode parameters required for HP StorageWorks XP arrays.
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“Boot from SAN Overview,” on page 43 is updated to remove a reference to the restriction on using
Microsoft Cluster Service.
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Renamed the topic IBM TotalStorage DS4800 Storage Systems as “IBM System Storage DS4800 Storage
Systems,” on page 36 and updated its contents.
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Renamed the topic IBM TotalStorage 8000 as “IBM Systems Storage 8000 and IBM ESS800,” on page 38
and updated its contents.
EN-000109-04 The section “Setting the Timeout for Failover,” on page 30 has been updated to state the recommended
HBA timeout value for failover.
EN-000109-03 Appendix A, “Multipathing Checklist,” on page 77 has been updated to include information on the
Disk.UseLunReset and Disk.UseDeviceReset parameters for the ESX/ESXi host.
EN-000109-02
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“EMC CLARiiON Storage Systems,” on page 34 has been updated to include information on the host
automatic registration feature. “Disable Automatic Host Registration,” on page 66 provides
instructions about how to turn the feature off.
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“Path Failover,” on page 64 has been updated to remove information on setting HBA timeout
parameters for failover. This information is no longer valid for ESX 4.0.
EN-000109-01
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The topic “HP StorageWorks EVA,” on page 40 has been updated to remove references to the HP
EVA3000/5000 storage devices, which are not supported by ESX 4.0.
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Appendix A, “Multipathing Checklist,” on page 77 has been updated to remove references to the HP
EVA3000/5000 storage devices, which are not supported by ESX 4.0.
EN-000109-00 Initial release.
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