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Operating system requirements Following are the operating system requirements for HP MPIO MSA DSM: • Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1 (x86, IA64 and x64) • Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 2 (x86, IA64 and x64) • Windows Server 2003 R2 with Service Pack 2 (x86 and x64) • Windows Server 2008 (x86, IA64 and x64) • Windows Server 2008 - Server Core (x86 and x64) Supported storage systems The HP MPIO MSA DSM supports the following disk array: • MSA1000/1500 (Active-Active) with firmware version 6.x or above Prerequisite drivers HP StorageWorks RAID storage systems are generally installed with a Solution Software kit, such as the Fibre Channel Installation kit. These kits install or update certain drivers necessary for using HP StorageWorks products with Windows. For information about Host Bus Adapter (HBA) drivers, refer to the HP web site: http://www.hp.com/country/us/eng/prodserv/storage.html. Configuration limits Table 1 lists the configuration limits for the HP MPIO MSA DSM. Table 1 Configuration limits Feature HP MPIO Full Featured DSM for Windows for MSA Disk Arrays Maximum number of paths per disk for MSA 32 Failback Autofailback Dynamic load balancing Yes User Interface Yes Coexistence with Secure Path on same server Yes Coexistence with HP MPIO Full Featured DSM for XP family of Disk Arrays on same server Yes Coexistence with HP MPIO Full Featured DSM for EVA4x00/6x00/8x00 family of Disk Arrays on same server Yes Coexistence with HP MPIO Full Featured DSM for EVA3000/5000 VCS 4.xxx Disk Arrays on same server Yes Coexistence with HP MPIO basic failover for EVA arrays on same server Yes Coexistence with HP MPIO basic failover for XP arrays on same server No Coexistence with HP MPIO basic failover for MSA arrays on same server No Coexistence with MS-DSM on the same server Yes 4

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Operating system requirements
Following are the operating system requirements for HP MPIO MSA DSM:
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Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1 (x86, IA64 and x64)
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Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 2 (x86, IA64 and x64)
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Windows Server 2003 R2 with Service Pack 2 (x86 and x64)
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Windows Server 2008 (x86, IA64 and x64)
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Windows Server 2008 – Server Core (x86 and x64)
Supported storage systems
The HP MPIO MSA DSM supports the following disk array:
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MSA1000/1500 (Active-Active) with
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Prerequisite drivers
HP StorageWorks RAID storage systems are generally installed with a Solution Software kit, such as
the Fibre Channel Installation kit. These kits install or update certain drivers necessary for using HP
StorageWorks products with Windows. For information about Host Bus Adapter (HBA) drivers, refer to the
HP web site:
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Table 1 Con
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Feature
HP MPIO Full Featured DSM for
Windows for MSA Disk Arrays
Maximum number of paths per disk for MSA
32
Failback
Autofailback
Dynamic load balancing
Yes
User Interface
Yes
Coexistence with Secure Path on same server
Yes
Coexistence with HP MPIO Full Featured DSM for XP family
of Disk Arrays on same server
Yes
Coexistence with HP MPIO Full Featured DSM for
EVA4x00/6x00/8x00 family of Disk Arrays on same server
Yes
Coexistence with HP MPIO Full Featured DSM for
EVA3000/5000 VCS 4.xxx Disk Arrays on same server
Yes
Coexistence with HP MPIO basic failover for EVA arrays on
same server
Yes
Coexistence with HP MPIO basic failover for XP arrays on
same server
No
Coexistence with HP MPIO basic failover for MSA arrays on
same server
No
Coexistence with MS-DSM on the same server
Yes
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