HP StorageWorks MSA2312fc HP 2000 G2 Modular Smart Array Controller Firmware M - Page 4

Operating systems, Enhancements and fixes, Microsoft Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2 IA32, x64

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• HP 2324i G2 Modular Smart Array (HP MSA2324i G2) • HP 2324sa G2 Modular Smart Array (HP MSA2324sa G2) Operating systems Operating systems supported for use with the HP MSA2000 G2 family of products and when installing the binary firmware package: • Citrix XenServer HP Enterprise Editions • HP-UX 11i V2 Integrity, HP9000 • HP-UX 11i V3 Integrity, HP9000 • Microsoft Windows 2003 and 2003 R2 IA32, x64, IA64 • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2 IA32, x64, IA64 (Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter) • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 x64 Hyper-V • OpenVMS 8.3. OpenVMS 8.3-1H1 • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 x86, x64, IA64 • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 x86, x64, IA64 • Red Hat Virtualization • SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9, 10, and 11 x86, x64, IA64 • VMware ESX 3.0.1, 3.0.2, 3.5, 4.0, 5.0 Edition • Solaris 10 x86, x64 Operating systems supported for use when installing the Smart Component firmware package: • Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x86, x64, IA64 • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 x86, x64, IA64 • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 x86, x64, IA64 • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 x86, x64, IA64 • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 x64 • SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 x86, x64, IA64 Enhancements and fixes The following enhancements and fixes were incorporated in M113R11: • Reduced I/O disruption during rescans after drives are hot-plugged. • Modified the spare drive policy to look for spares in the same enclosure as the failed drive before searching for spares elsewhere in the system. • Improved drive error handling. • Improved the notifications for newer drive models. • Service protocols are now password protected. • Improved support for 2TB and larger drives. • Improved RAID10 performance. • Improved error reporting for super capacitor events. A failure event is now generated after 10 retries. • Improved I/O performance during a drive rebuild. • Enhanced time zone options for -4.30, +3.30, and +13:00. 4 Operating systems

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HP 2324i G2 Modular Smart Array (HP MSA2324i G2)
HP 2324sa G2 Modular Smart Array (HP MSA2324sa G2)
Operating systems
Operating systems supported for use with the HP MSA2000 G2 family of products and when installing
the binary firmware package:
Citrix XenServer HP Enterprise Editions
HP-UX 11i V2 Integrity, HP9000
HP-UX 11i V3 Integrity, HP9000
Microsoft Windows 2003 and 2003 R2 IA32, x64, IA64
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2 IA32, x64, IA64 (Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter)
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 x64 Hyper-V
OpenVMS 8.3. OpenVMS 8.3-1H1
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 x86, x64, IA64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 x86, x64, IA64
Red Hat Virtualization
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9, 10, and 11 x86, x64, IA64
VMware ESX 3.0.1, 3.0.2, 3.5, 4.0, 5.0 Edition
Solaris 10 x86, x64
Operating systems supported for use when installing the Smart Component firmware package:
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x86, x64, IA64
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 x86, x64, IA64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 x86, x64, IA64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 x86, x64, IA64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 x64
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 x86, x64, IA64
Enhancements and fixes
The following enhancements and fixes were incorporated in M113R11:
Reduced I/O disruption during rescans after drives are hot-plugged.
Modified the spare drive policy to look for spares in the same enclosure as the failed drive before
searching for spares elsewhere in the system.
Improved drive error handling.
Improved the notifications for newer drive models.
Service protocols are now password protected.
Improved support for 2TB and larger drives.
Improved RAID10 performance.
Improved error reporting for super capacitor events. A failure event is now generated after 10
retries.
Improved I/O performance during a drive rebuild.
Enhanced time zone options for -4.30, +3.30, and +13:00.
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Operating systems