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Operating system requirements Following are the operating system requirements for HP MPIO XP DSM: • Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1(x86, IA64 and x64) • Windows Server 2003 R2 with Service Pack 1(x86 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 XP DSM supports the following disk arrays: • XP48 • XP128 • XP512 • XP1024 • XP10000 • XP12000 • XP20000 • XP24000 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://welcome.hp.com/country/us/en/support.html Configuration limits Table 1 lists the configuration limits for the HP MPIO XP DSM. Table 1 Configuration limits Feature HP MPIO Full Featured DSM for XP family of Disk Arrays Maximum number of paths per disk for XP 32 Maximum number of XP disks per host 256 Failback Autofailback Load balancing Yes User Interface Yes Coexistence with Secure Path on same server Yes Coexistence with HP MPIO Full Featured DSM for EVA4x00/6x00/8x00 family of Disk Arrays on Yes same server Coexistence with HP MPIO basic failover for EVA arrays on same server Yes 4

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Operating system requirements
Following are the operating system requirements for HP MPIO XP DSM:
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Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1(x86, IA64 and x64)
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Windows Server 2003 R2 with Service Pack 1(x86 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 XP DSM supports the following disk arrays:
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XP48
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XP128
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XP512
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XP1024
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XP10000
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XP12000
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XP20000
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XP24000
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 XP
family of Disk Arrays
Maximum number of paths per disk for XP
32
Maximum number of XP disks per host
256
Failback
Autofailback
Load balancing
Yes
User Interface
Yes
Coexistence with Secure Path 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 basic failover for EVA
arrays on same server
Yes
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