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Downgrade support for EVA4400 and EVA6400/8400 controller software versions, XCS 09534000

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3.2.2 Downgrade support for EVA4400 and EVA6400/8400 controller software versions This table shows downgrade support for the EVA4400 and EVA6400/8400 controller software versions. A bullet (•) indicates you can downgrade from the version in the FROM column to the version in the TO column. A blank cell indicates a downgrade is not supported. NOTES: - If the EVA4400 controller contains cache DIMMs with either standard part number 2660-0281 or spare part number 587246-001 (or the controller has a label with Min FW 09522000 affixed to it), you cannot downgrade from XCS 09522000. - HP recommends only downgrading to XCS 09534000. - Downgrading to a controller software version not listed in Table 3.2.2 may require an array initialization. Contact HP for recommendations and procedures for downgrading. TO controller software version XCS 09534000 (EVA4400) XCS 09534000 XCS 10000000 (EVA6400/8400) (EVA4400) FROM controller software version XCS 10000000 (EVA4400) •1 XCS 10000000 (EVA6400/8400) •1 1An offline downgrade with an array initialization is required. The array initialization results in data loss or a restore. 2An online downgrade is supported. XCS 10000000 (EVA6400/8400) 16

Section	Page
HP P6000 Enterprise Virtual Array Compatibility Reference	1
Introduction	3
1.0 HP P6000 software solution compatibility	4
2.0 HP P6000 Command View interoperability support	5
2.1 HP P6000 Command View upgrade support	8
2.2 HP P6000 Command View downgrade support	9
2.3 HP P6000 Replication Solutions Manager upgrade support	10
2.4 Active/inactive support for P6000 management/replication software	11
2.5 Active/inactive support for controller software	12
3.0 Controller software version support	13
3.1.1 Upgrade support for EVA3000/5000 and EVA4x00/6x00/8x00 controller software versions	13
3.1.2 Upgrade support for EVA4400 and EVA6400/8400 controller software versions	14
3.2.1 Downgrade support for EVA3000/5000 and EVA4x00/6x00/8x00 controller software versions	15
3.2.2 Downgrade support for EVA4400 and EVA6400/8400 controller software versions	16
3.3 Data-in-place upgrade support for controllers	17
3.4 Controller software version support in remote replication environments	18
3.5 Controller software and management module software support	19
3.6 Management module software compatibility	20
4.0 HP P6000 software deployment options	21
4.1 Supported software on management servers and the management module	22
4.2 Supported P6000 software operating environments	23
4.3 HP P6000 Replication Solutions Manager host agent support	26
4.4 HP P6000 Replication Solutions Manager host agent and HP P6000 DC-Management compatibility	28
4.5 HP P6000 Dynamic Capacity Management compatibility	30
4.6 Features supported by HP P6000 Replication Solutions Manager	31
5.0 Browser support	32
6.0 Features supported by controller software version	33
6.1 Supported array features by controller software version	33
6.2 Supported local replication features by controller software version	34
6.3 Supported remote replication features by controller software version	35
7.0 P6000 EVA host connectivity	37

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3.2.2 Downgrade support for EVA4400 and EVA6400/8400 controller software versions

XCS 09534000

(EVA4400)

XCS 09534000

(EVA6400/8400)

XCS 10000000

(EVA4400)

XCS 10000000

(EVA6400/8400)

•

This table shows downgrade support for the EVA4400 and EVA6400/8400 controller software versions. A bullet (•)

indicates you can downgrade from the

version in the FROM column to the version in the TO column.

A blank cell indicates a downgrade is not supported.

NOTES

– If the EVA4400 controller contains cache DIMMs with either standard part number 2660-0281 or spare part number 587246-001 (or the controller has a label

with

Min FW 09522000

affixed to it), you cannot downgrade from XCS 09522000.

– HP recommends only downgrading to XCS 09534000.

– Downgrading to a controller software version not listed in Table 3.2.2 may require an array initialization. Contact HP for recommendations and procedures for

downgrading.

XCS 10000000 (EVA4400)

XCS 10000000 (EVA6400/8400)

An offline downgrade with an array initialization is required. The array initialization results in data loss or a restore.

An online downgrade is supported.

TO controller software version

FROM controller software version