HP P6300 HP P6000 EVA Release Notes (XCS 11001100) (5697-2516, March 2013) - Page 8

NOTE: When upgrading, the Device Addition Policy for disk groups must be set to Manual. See "Checking the disk grouping policy" in the HP Enterprise Virtual Array Updating Product Software Guide (XCS 11001100) for more information. • A full restart of both controllers is required only one time after HP P6000 Command View and the management module software are installed on the management module of the EVA4400. This applies 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. NOTE: • EVA4400s are shipped with HP P6000 Command View 9.2 or later pre-installed on the management module within the controller enclosure (for array-based management). • The HP P6300/6500 EVA are shipped with HP P6000 Command View 9.4 or later pre-installed. • The HP P6350/6550 EVA are shipped with HP P6000 Command View 10.1 or later pre-installed. • You can 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 DVD. HP P6000 SmartStart installs HP MPIO EVA DSM, which enables you to provision storage from the storage system; 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, available at: http://www.hp.com/support/manuals Under storage, select Storage Software, and then under Storage Device Management Software, select HP P6000 SmartStart Storage 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. NOTE: 1 Gb path and components have specific configuration requirements. For more information on configuration requirements and support for 2 Gb and 4 Gb EVAs, see the HP SAN Design Reference Guide, which can be downloaded from the following website: http://www.hp.com/go/sdgmanuals Supported Fibre Channel switches For complete information on which Fibre Channel switches are supported, see the Single Point of Connectivity Knowledge (SPOCK) at http://www.hp.com/support/manuals. You must log in to access SPOCK. If you do not already have an account, select Register to log in on the main page and follow the instructions. Supported disks For information about disk drive support, see HP P6000 Enterprise Virtual Array Disk Drive Firmware Support, available on the HP Manuals website http://www.hp.com/support/manuals. Under storage, click Disk Storage Systems, and then under EVA P6000 Storage, select your EVA. 8 SAN support