Additional Hp-Ux Support Notes - HP AD510A - StorageWorks Modular Smart Array 1500 cs 2U Fibre Channel SAN Attach Controller Shelf Hard Drive Installation Manual

Additional HP-UX support notes

• Supported HP-UX operating system versions:
• HP-UX 1 1i v1(PA)
• HP-UX 1 1i v2(PA/IA)
• Supported controller configurations:
• Single controller (active/passive firmware only)
• Dual controllers (active/active firmware only)
• Supported Fibre Channel connections:
• Fabric connection to an external switch
• Direct connection to the HBA in the server (Limitations may exist. See the MSA1500
compatibility guide documents for details.)
• Supported storage configuration tools:
• MSA Command Line Interface (CLI): Accessed via a direct serial cable connection to the
MSA controller
• Array Configuration Utility Command Line Interface (ACU-CLI): Accessed from an HP-UX
server with a Fibre Channel connection to the MSA
• Array Configuration Utility (ACU): Accessed via a Windows or Linux ProLiant server in the
SAN, with a Fibre Channel connection to the MSA
• Supported hardware monitoring service:
The Event Monitoring Service (EMS) is native to the HP-UX operating system as part of the online
diagnostics tools. For full information about available support tools, see the EMS Hardware
Monitors user's guide and other documents located on the HP diagnostics website:
http://docs.hp.com/hpux/diag/index.html.
• In single-controller active/passive configurations, no action is needed; EMS with
active/passive support should already be installed.
• In dual-controller active/active configurations, make sure the recent patch that includes
support for monitoring active/active MSA is installed on the server.
Table 10 HP-UX required updates for active/active
HP-UX version
1 1.1 1 systems
1 1.23 systems
These bundles are available on the HP Software Depot home website: http://h20293.www2.hp.com.
Click Enhancement releases and patch bundles, navigate to Diagnostic and Support Tools for the HP 9000,
Integrity Servers, and Intel Itanium 2 Workstations, and then click Receive for Free. Then, follow the
onscreen instructions to obtain the bundle.
74 Configuration procedures—HP-UX environments
Required update for active/active
HWE0509 Online Diagnostics Support Tools Bundle, Sept. 2005 (or
later)
HWE0603 Online Diagnostics Support Tools Bundle, June 2006 (or
later)