HP 3000 - 37XE System Instruction Manual

HP StorageWorks 3000/5000

Enterprise Virtual Array connectivity

4.1A for OpenVMS release notes

Part number: 5697-7034

First edition: October 2007

Legal and notice information

Version: VCS 4.100

Description

This document describes OpenVMS operating system connectivity support for HP StorageWorks

3000/5000 Enterprise Virtual Array (EVA3000/5000) controller software.

A complete library of EVA3000/5000 documentation is available on the HP support website:

http://www.hp.com/support/manuals.

Under storage,clickDisk Storage Systems, and then select either HP StorageWorks 3000 Enterprise

Virtual Array or HP StorageWorks 5000 Enterprise Virtual Array under EVA Disk Arrays.

Update recommendation Routine

Supersedes 4.007

Product models

EVA3000/5000

Devices supported

This version supports the operating system speciﬁcations listed in Table 1 through Table 3.

Table 1 Operating system speciﬁcations

OpenVMS version Fibre SCSI ECO kit (minimum recommended)

OpenVMS 8.3 IA64 FIBRE_SCSI_V0500

OpenVMS 8.3 FIBRE_SCSI_V0200

OpenVMS 8.2 FIBRE_SCSI_V0400

OpenVMS 8.2-1 IA64 FIBRE_SCSI_V0500

OpenVMS 7.3-2 FIBRE_SCSI_V1200

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Table 2 FCA support for OpenVMS

OpenVMS

version FCA Driver Adapter

ﬁrmware version

(minimum)

EFI driver

version

Server

support

HP StorageWorks

DS-KGPSA-CA

1Gb, 64-bit/33MHz PCI

3.82a1

HP StorageWorks FCA2354

2Gb, 64-bit/66MHz PCI

PN DS-KGPSA-DA

3.92a2

HP StorageWorks FCA2384

2Gb, 64-bit/133MHz PCI-X

PN DS-KGPSA-EA

1. 91 x 1

HP StorageWorks FCA2684

2Gb, 64-bit/133MHz PCI-X

PN DS-A5132-AA

1. 91 a 1

7. 3 - 2, 8 . 2,

8.3

HP StorageWorks

FCA2684DC

2Gb, 64-bit/13 3 M H z P C I - X

Dual

PN DS-A5134-AA

Native

1. 91 a 1

N/A Alpha

HP StorageWorks A6826A

2Gb, 64-bit/133MHz PCI-X

Dual

(supported only on Integrity

servers)

HP StorageWorks A9782A

PCI-X 2Gb FC, and 1Gb

Ethernet

(supported only on Integrity

servers)

HP StorageWorks A9784A

PCI-X 2Gb FC, and 1Gb

Ethernet

(supported only on Integrity

servers)

8.2-1 IA64,

8.3 IA64

HP StorageWorks AB465A

PCI-X 2Gb FC, and 1Gb

Ethernet

(supported only on Integrity

servers)

Native n/a (loaded bythe

driver)

1.50 Integrity

Table 3 FCA support for OpenVMS (continued)

OpenVMS

version FCA Driver

Adapter

ﬁrmware

version

(minimum)

EFI driver

version

Server

support

HP StorageWorks AB378A

PCI-X 4Gb

(supported only on Integrity

servers)

HP StorageWorks AB379A

PCI-X 4Gb

(supported only on Integrity

servers)

HP StorageWorks AB378B

PCI-X 4Gb

(supported only on Integrity

servers)

HP StorageWorks AB379B

PCI-X 4Gb

(supported only on Integrity

servers)

HP StorageWorks AD300A

PCI-X 4Gb

(supported only on Integrity

servers)

HP StorageWorks AD193A

PCI-X 4Gb

(supported only on Integrity

servers)

HP StorageWorks AD194A

PCI-X 4Gb

(supported only on Integrity

servers)

8.3 IA64

(only)

403619-B21

4Gb FC Mezzanine for

BL860c

Native n/a (loaded by

the driver)

1. 0 9 Integrity

The Fibre SCSI ECO kit for your version of OpenVMS is available on the HP IT Resource Center website:

http://www.itrc.hp.com

You can download the latest HBA drivers for storage arrays from the HP storage website:

http://h18006.www1.hp.com/storage/saninfrastructure.html

Enhancements

This release includes the following new features:

•This release includes support for EVA3000/5000 controller software VCS 4.100. For details about

VCS 4.100, see HP StorageWorks 3000/5000 Enterprise Virtual Array release notes (VCS 4.100).

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NOTE:

You must have VCS 3.028 installed before upgrading to VCS 4.00x or later. HP recommends that

you do a full system backup before an HP service representative performs the migrating procedure.

Prerequisites

Multiple-path support

OpenVMS operating software includes multipath support. No additional software is required to achieve

high-availability, multipath capability.

For more information about multipath options, see the HP multipath website:

http://h18006.www1.hp.com/products/sanworks/multipathoptions/index.html

Single-path support

OpenVMS servers require a single FCA to support single-path mode.

NOTE:

Do not use single-path mode in mission-critical environments.

VCS 3.028 to VCS 4.100 migration

The Active/Active failover feature in VCS 4.00x impacts host conﬁgurations. Contact your HP service

representative to conﬁgure your system and perform the migration procedure.

EVA storage system

These release notes contain the latest product information for operating the EVA3000/5000 on an

OpenVMS system.

EVA best practices

The EVA3000/5000 is designed to work in a wide range of conﬁgurations; however, some of

the conﬁguration options can inﬂuence performance, capacity, or availability. With the necessary

information about EVA conﬁguration options, you can manage the conﬁguration to optimize its attributes

for a speciﬁc application. These conﬁguration options include:

•Number of disk groups

•Type of disk group

•Type and number of disks in a disk group

•Vraid levels (0, 1, and 5)

•Disk failure protection level (none, single, and double)

•Cache settings

For more information on the conﬁguration options, see the HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array

conﬁguration best practices - white paper on the HP support website:

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/lpg29448/lpg29448.pdf

Compatibility/interoperability

This release provides full support for all previous EVA controller software used in an existing SAN

conﬁguration.

Switch support

This release supports the Fibre Channel (FC) switches and ﬁrmware versions listed in the HP StorageWorks

SAN design reference guide, available for download on the HP support website:

http://www.hp.com/support/manuals

Under storage,clickStorage Networking, and then select HP StorageWorks SAN under HP StorageWorks

SAN Solutions.

NOTE:

HP recommends that you

not

mix switch ﬁrmware versions in your storage area network (SAN). It is a

best practice to uniformly upgrade all switches in the SAN.

Alpha server support

Table 4 lists the EVA-compatible Alpha servers.

Table 4 EVA-compatible Alpha servers

Alpha server

DS-KGPSA-CA

support

DS-KGPSA-DA

support

DS-KGPSA-EA

support

DS-A5132-AA

support

DS-A5134-AA

support

DS10 Yes Yes Yes No No

DS10L Yes Yes Yes No No

DS15 No YesYesYesYes

DS20E Yes Yes Yes Yes No

DS25 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

ES40 Yes Yes Yes Yes No

ES45 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

ES47 No YesYesYesYes

ES80 No YesYesYesYes

GS60 Yes No No No No

GS160 Yes Yes Yes Yes No

GS320 Yes Yes Yes Yes No

GS1280 No YesYesYesYes

Integrity server support

The following Integrity servers are EVA compatible:

•rx16x0

•rx26x0

•rx3600

•rx4640

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•rx6600

•rx76x0

•rx86x0

•Superdome/SX1000

•Superdome/SX2000

•BL860c

NOTE:

OpenVMS does not support MAD9-based rx7640, rx8640, and Superdome/SX2000 servers.

Operating constraints

You can ﬁnd information about operating constraints speciﬁctotheEVAﬁrmware and HP StorageWorks

Command View EVA in their respective release notes.

HP StorageWorks Storage System Scripting Utility

The latest version of the Storage System Scripting Utility (SSSU) is available on the software downloads

HP website:

http://www.hp.com/support/downloads

Under storage,clickStorage Software, and then select HP StorageWorks Command View EVA under

Storage Device Management Software. Select the version of the HP StorageWorks Command View EVA.

Codeload usage

HP recommends that you always perform VCS upgrades at an off-peak time.

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