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HP P6000 SmartStart Kit, SAN support - eva

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supported downgrade paths from XCS 10000000, see Table 3.2, Downgrade support for controller software versions in the compatibility reference. For upgrade instructions, see the HP Enterprise Virtual Array Updating Product Software Guide (XCS 10000000). You can download these documents from the following website: http://www.hp.com/support/manuals Under Storage, click Disk Storage Systems, and then select HP 4400 Enterprise Virtual Array or HP 6400/8400 Enterprise Virtual Array under P6000/EVA Disk Arrays. NOTE: A full restart of both controllers is required only one time after HP P6000 Command View and the management module software is installed on the management module of the EVA4400. This is applicable when upgrading to XCS 09006000 or later. Subsequent upgrades of controller software or management module software, or upgrading HP P6000 Command View on the management module do not require another full restart. HP P6000 SmartStart Kit HP P6000 SmartStart is a CD-based wizard that you use on your Windows Server 2003 or 2008 system to install and configure HP P6000 Command View. You can use HP P6000 Command View to configure, manage, and monitor your storage system. 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. 10 HP P6000 SmartStart Kit

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supported downgrade paths from XCS 10000000, see Table 3.2, Downgrade support for controller
software versions in the compatibility reference.
For upgrade instructions, see the
HP Enterprise Virtual Array Updating Product Software Guide (XCS
10000000)
. You can download these documents from the following website:
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t
tp://w
w
w
.hp
.co
m/su
ppo
r
t/man
uals
Under Storage, click
Disk Storage Systems
, and then select
HP 4400 Enterprise Virtual Array
or
HP
6400/8400 Enterprise Virtual Array
under P6000/EVA Disk Arrays.
NOTE:
A full restart of both controllers is required only one time after HP P6000 Command View
and the management module software is installed on the management module of the EVA4400. This
is applicable when upgrading to XCS 09006000 or later. Subsequent upgrades of controller software
or management module software, or upgrading HP P6000 Command View on the management
module do not require another full restart.
HP P6000 SmartStart Kit
HP P6000 SmartStart is a CD-based wizard that you use on your Windows Server 2003 or 2008
system to install and configure HP P6000 Command View. You can use HP P6000 Command View
to configure, manage, and monitor your storage system.
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:
h
t
tp://w
w
w
.hp
.co
m/su
ppo
r
t/man
uals
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.
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