Supported Fibre Channel Switches; Supported Disks - HP EVA P6000 Release Note

NOTE: For the EVA4400, HP Command View EVA 9.2 is pre-installed on the controller enclosure
management module (for array-based management); on the P6300/P6500 EVA, HP P6000 Command
View 9.4 is pre-installed. You can still use HP P6000 SmartStart to configure application servers.
To bypass the HP P6000 SmartStart interface and manually run the HP P6000 Command View installer,
go to the \bin\installers\CV directory on the CD.
HP P6000 SmartStart will install HP MPIO EVA DSM, which enables you to provision storage from
the array; and DSM Manager, which enables you to change the default settings of HP MPIO EVA
DSM.
For more information about HP P6000 SmartStart, see the latest product release notes, which are
available at:
http://www.hp.com/support/manuals
Under storage, select Storage Software. Then, select HP P6000 SmartStart under Storage Device
Management Software.
SAN support
The HSV300 controller in the EVA4400 supports 2/4 Gb Fibre Channel communication, but requires
4 Gb SFPs in the controller host ports. The HSV300-S supports up to 8 Gb communication through the
embedded switch ports.
The HSV400 controller in the EVA6400 and the HSV450 controller in the EVA8400 are enabled for
4 Gb/s on each Fibre Channel host path, but will also support 2 Gb/s Fibre Channel host paths and
components for backward compatibility.
NOTE: 1 Gb path and components have specific configuration requirements. For more information
on configuration requirements and support for 2 Gb and 4 Gb EVAs, see the HP SAN Design Reference
Guide, which can be downloaded from the following website:
http://www.hp.com/support/manuals
Click Storage Networking under Storage, and then select HP SAN under HP SAN Solutions.

Supported Fibre Channel switches

For complete information on which Fibre Channel switches are supported, see the Single Point of
Connectivity Knowledge (SPOCK) at: http://www.hp.com/support/manuals. You must log in to access
SPOCK. If you do not already have an account, select Register to log in on the main page and follow
the instructions.

Supported disks

For information about disk drive support, see HP P6000 Enterprise Virtual Array Disk Drive Firmware
Support, available on the HP Manuals website: http://www.hp.com/support/manuals.
Under storage, click Disk Storage Systems, and then select the appropriate array model under
P6000/EVA Disk Arrays.
Performance sizing
To configure your array for the intended disk model(s) and host I/O workloads, please contact your
HP account support representative for consulting services and instructions. For additional information
on performance and solutions, see the following HP websites:
http://h18006.www1.hp.com/storage/arraywhitepapers.html
http://h18006.www1.hp.com/storage/whitepapers.html
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