Operating System Requirements; Configuration Limits - HP 201723-B21 - StorageWorks Modular SAN Array 1000 Hard Drive Release Note

Operating system requirements

Following are the operating system requirements for HP MPIO MSA DSM:
• Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1 (x86, IA64 and x64)
• Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 2 (x86, IA64 and x64)
• Windows Server 2003 R2 with Service Pack 2 (x86 and x64)
• Windows Server 2008 (x86, IA64 and x64)
• Windows Server 2008 – Server Core (x86 and x64)
Supported storage systems
The HP MPIO MSA DSM supports the following disk array:
• MSA1000/1500 (Active-Active) with firmware version 6.x or above
Prerequisite drivers
HP StorageWorks RAID storage systems are generally installed with a Solution Software kit, such as
the Fibre Channel Installation kit. These kits install or update certain drivers necessary for using HP
StorageWorks products with Windows. For information about Host Bus Adapter (HBA) drivers, refer to the
HP web site: http://www.hp.com/country/us/eng/prodserv/storage.html.
Configuration limits
Table 1 lists the configuration limits for the HP MPIO MSA DSM.
Table 1 Configuration limits
Feature
Maximum number of paths per disk for MSA
Failback
Dynamic load balancing
User Interface
Coexistence with Secure Path on same server
Coexistence with HP MPIO Full Featured DSM for XP family
of Disk Arrays on same server
Coexistence with HP MPIO Full Featured DSM for
EVA4x00/6x00/8x00 family of Disk Arrays on same server
Coexistence with HP MPIO Full Featured DSM for
EVA3000/5000 VCS 4.xxx Disk Arrays on same server
Coexistence with HP MPIO basic failover for EVA arrays on
same server
Coexistence with HP MPIO basic failover for XP arrays on
same server
Coexistence with HP MPIO basic failover for MSA arrays on
same server
Coexistence with MS-DSM on the same server
4
HP MPIO Full Featured DSM for
Windows for MSA Disk Arrays
32
Autofailback
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes