HP 8/20q HP StorageWorks H-series SN6000 Fibre Channel Switch Release Notes (5 - Page 6

The H-series switches support the following backup solutions: • MSL6000 with LTO4 drives • MSL2024, MSL4048, and MSL8096 with LTO4 drives • EML-e Series with LTO4 drives • VLS6000, VLS9000 • VLS12000 EVA Gateway For the latest support information, see the HP StorageWorks SAN Design Reference Guide available at the HP website http://www.hp.com/go/sandesignguide. For the latest information about supported devices, see the HP Single Point of Connectivity Knowledge (SPOCK) website http://www.hp.com/storage/spock. You must sign up for an HP Passport to enable access. Under Other Hardware, select Switches, and then select H-series FC Switch Connectivity Stream. Operating systems The following operating systems are supported with H-series switches: • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V • Microsoft Windows Server 2003 • Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003 • VMware ESX • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) • HP-UX • Citrix Xen Enterprise • Integrated Citrix XenServer HP Enterprise For the most recent information on supported operating systems, see the HP StorageWorks SAN Design Reference Guide on the HP website http://www.hp.com/go/sandesignguide, the SPOCK website at http://www.hp.com/storage/spock, or contact an HP storage representative. Supported configurations For supported configuration information, see the HP StorageWorks SAN Design Reference Guide, available on the HP website http://www.hp.com/go/sandesignguide or the SPOCK website at http:/ /www.hp.com/storage/spock. Enhancements This section describes enhancements for the firmware 8.0.4.04.00 release. Increased fabric size support The H-series switches now support fabrics with a maximum of 30 switches and a maximum of seven hops (eight switches) between any two communicating devices. 6