Servers, Operating Systems, And Storage Products; H-Series Switches Servers, Operating Systems, And Storage System Support - HP StorageWorks 4000/6000/8000 - Enterprise Virtual Arrays Reference Manual

Servers, operating systems, and storage products

The fabric rules for H-series switches apply to SANs that include the servers, operating systems, and
storage products listed in
Table 12 H-series switches servers, operating systems, and storage system support
Servers
HP ProLiant ML-Series and
DL-Series servers
HP Integrity
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servers
HP BladeSystem
nl
c-Class ProLiant Server
Blades
HP BladeSystem
nl
c-Class Integrity Server
Blades
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See the EBS compatibility matrix at http://www.hp.com/go/ebs.
For current operating system and storage system support, see the SPOCK website at
www.hp.com/storage/spock. You must sign up for an HP Passport to enable access.
See "Heterogeneous server
"MSA storage system
"EVA storage system
To support SSCM and other HP software, the server running the SSCM management software (the
management station) must meet the following minimum requirements :
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 x64/x86 with SP 2 and Microsoft hotfix QFE932755,
available on the Microsoft website at
Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003 R2 x64/x86 with SP 2 and Microsoft hotfix QFE932755,
available on the Microsoft website at
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 x64/x86 operating system with Service Pack 1
Table 12.
Operating systems
Microsoft Windows Server 2008
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Hyper-
V
Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Microsoft Windows Storage Server
2003
VMware ESX
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES)
HP-UX
Citrix Xen Enterprise
Integrated Citrix XenServer
rules" on page 185 and the following chapters:
rules" on page 235
rules" on page 247
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/932755
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/932755
Storage products
EVA8400/6400
EVA4400
EVA8100/8000/6100/6000/4100/4000
MSA2000fc G2 (MSA2300fc)/MSA2000fc
MSA1000/1500 (active/
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active only)
P2000 G3 FC
XP24000/20000, XP12000/10000
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EBS products:
MSL6000 with LTO4 drives
MSL2024, MSL4048, and MSL8096 with
LTO4 drives
EML E-Series with LT04 drives
VLS6000, VLS9000, and VLS12000 EVA
Gateway
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