Management Software Support; Tape Storage; Hp Storageworks Modular Smart Array 1500 - HP StorageWorks 4000/6000/8000 - Enterprise Virtual Arrays Reference Manual

Contact an HP storage representative for a configuration review to determine support for configurations
that exceed the stated limits.

Management software support

The MSA2000fc and MSA2000fc G2 support target-based management interfaces, including Telnet
(CLI), FTP, and a web-based interface. The web-based interface is supported with Microsoft Internet
Explorer 6 (or later) and Mozilla Firefox 1.0.7 (or later).

Tape storage

The following rules apply to tape storage support in a SAN with MSA2000fc or MSA2000fc G2
storage systems:
Overlapping zones are supported with disk and tape.
Common HBAs for shared disk and tape connections are supported. Shared tape connections can
exist in a disk multipath environment, but there is no multipath support for tape connections because
they are zoned to only one host HBA. For optimal performance, HP recommends using separate
HBAs for disk and tape connections.
For a VLS, multiple heterogeneous initiators and multiple ports of the VLS device are supported in
the same fabric zone.

HP StorageWorks Modular Smart Array 1500

Before implementation, contact an HP storage representative for information about support for specific
configurations, including the following elements:
Storage system firmware
HBA firmware and driver versions
For additional support information, see HP StorageWorks Modular Smart Array 1500 cs Compatibility
Guide, available on http://www.hp.com/go/msa1500cs. Under Support, click the Technical
documents link.
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