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Table 4 Operating system specifications for the Windows Server 2003 for Itanium-based system platform Windows version 5.2 SP1 Fibre Channel adapter A7298A1 AB232A AB466A AB467A FC2143 PN AD167A2 FC2243 PN AD168A2 Adapter driver version (minimum/recommended) Storport SCSI Miniport 6-1.10a4/ 6-1.11x1 6-5.10a11/ 6-5.20a9 6-1.10a4/ 6-1.11x1 6-5.10a11/ 6-5.20a9 6-1.10a4/ 6-1.11x1 6-5.10a11/ 6-5.20a9 6-1.10a4/ 6-1.11x1 6-5.10a11/ 6-5.20a9 6-1.11x1 6-5.20a9 6-1.11x1 6-5.20a9 Adapter firmware version (minimum/ recommended) 1.90a4/ 1.91a1 1.90a4/ 1.91a1 1.90a4/ 1.91a1 1.90a4/ 1.91a1 2.10a7 EFI version (minimum/ recommended) 3.10a6 3.10a6 3.10a6 3.10a6 3.11a4 2.10a7 3.11a4 1Not supported on rx7620, rx8620 or Integrity Superdome servers 2Supported only on rx7620, rx8620 and Integrity Superdome servers Direct Connect support This release supports Direct Connect connectivity in clustered and nonclustered environments. Operating system Windows 2000 Windows 2003 32 bit Windows 2003 x64 Windows 2003 IA64 Direct Connect support? Yes Yes1 Yes1 Yes 1Some HBAs do not support Direct Connect. See your HP representative for specific information. Switch support This release supports the Fibre Channel (FC) switches and firmware versions listed in the HP StorageWorks SAN design reference guide, which you can download from the HP StorageWorks web site: http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/storageworks/san/documentation.html NOTE: HP recommends that you not mix switch firmware versions in a SAN. It is a best practice to uniformly upgrade all switches in the SAN. Multiple-path support A Windows system with EVA4000/6000/8000 storage requires the installation of HP StorageWorks multipathing software on each host to achieve high-availability, multipath capability. 8

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Table 4 Operating system speci
fi
cations for the Windows Server 2003 for
Itanium-based system platform
Adapter driver version
(minimum/recommended)
Win-
dows
version
Fibre Channel
adapter
Storport
SCSI Mini-
port
Adapter
firmware version
(minimum/
recommended)
EFI version
(minimum/
recommended)
A7298A
1
6-1.10a4/
6-1.11x1
6-5.10a11/
6-5.20a9
1.90a4/
1.91a1
3.10a6
AB232A
6-1.10a4/
6-1.11x1
6-5.10a11/
6-5.20a9
1.90a4/
1.91a1
3.10a6
AB466A
6-1.10a4/
6-1.11x1
6-5.10a11/
6-5.20a9
1.90a4/
1.91a1
3.10a6
AB467A
6-1.10a4/
6-1.11x1
6-5.10a11/
6-5.20a9
1.90a4/
1.91a1
3.10a6
FC2143
PN AD167A
2
6-1.11x1
6-5.20a9
2.10a7
3.11a4
5.2 SP1
FC2243
PN AD168A
2
6-1.11x1
6-5.20a9
2.10a7
3.11a4
1
Not supported on rx7620, rx8620 or Integrity Superdome servers
2
Supported only on rx7620, rx8620 and Integrity Superdome servers
Direct Connect support
This release supports Direct Connect connectivity in clustered and nonclustered environments.
Operating system
Direct Connect support?
Windows 2000
Yes
Windows 2003 32 bit
Yes
1
Windows 2003 x64
Yes
1
Windows 2003 IA64
Yes
1
Some HBAs do not support Direct Connect. See your HP representative for specific information.
Switch support
This release supports the Fibre Channel (FC) switches and firmware versions listed in the
HP StorageWorks
SAN design reference guide
, which you can download from the HP StorageWorks web site:
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Multiple-path support
A Windows system with EVA4000/6000/8000 storage requires the installation of HP StorageWorks
multipathing software on each host to achieve high-availability, multipath capability.
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