Storage systems, Software support requirements, Management software requirements – HP EVA Array iSCSI Connectivity Option User Manual

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Storage systems

The mpx100 is supported with the EVA4000/4100/6x00/8x00 and EVA3000/5000 storage systems.

The mpx100b is supported only with the EVA4400.

Software support requirements

Management software requirements

HP Command View 6.0.2 or later is required to configure iSCSI LUNs.

HP Command View 8.0 or later is required for the mpx100/100b running firmware version

2.4.0.0 or later.

The HP StorageWorks mpx Manager Graphical User Interface (GUI) is required for the

mpx100/100b management.

Multipath software requirements

Table 4

lists the operating system multipathing requirements for EVA storage systems.

Table 4 Multipathing software requirements

Operating

system

Storage system

Controller code

version

Comments

EVA4x00/6x00/

8x00

6.100 or later,

09000000 or later

Windows MPIO

Microsoft

Windows

2008,

Microsoft

Windows

2003 SP1,

Microsoft

Windows

2003 r2 ,

nl

Microsoft

Windows

2003 SP2

EVA3000/5000

4.001 or later

Fabric attach only

EVA4x00/6x00/

8x00

6.100 or later,

09000000 or later

N/A

Microsoft

Windows XP

Professional

SP2, SP1

EVA3000/5000

4.001 or later

N/A

Apple Mac

OS X

EVA4x00/6x00/

8x00

6.100 or later,

09000000 or later

N/A

EVA4x00/6x00/

8x00

6.100 or later,

09000000 or later

Linux

EVA3000/5000

4.001 or later

Device Mapper

Solaris 10

Update 4

EVA4x00/6x00/

8x00

6.100 or later,

09000000 or later

Solaris MPxIO

VMware ESX

3.5

EVA4400

6.100 or later,

09000000 or later

VMware MPxIO

EVA4x00/6x00/

8x00

6.100 or later,

09000000 or later

(the mpx100 only)

OpenVMS

EVA3000/5000

(active/active)

4.001 or later

Native multipath support

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