Switch Support - HP 4000/6000/8000 Release Note

Table 4 Operating system specifications for the Windows Server 2003 for
Itanium-based system platform
Win-
dows Fibre Channel
version adapter
5.2 SP1 A7298A
AB232A
AB466A
AB467A
FC2143
PN AD167A
FC2243
PN AD168A
1
Not supported on rx7620, rx8620 or Integrity Superdome servers
2
Supported only on rx7620, rx8620 and Integrity Superdome servers
Direct Connect support
This release supports Direct Connect connectivity in clustered and nonclustered environments.
Operating system
Windows 2000
Windows 2003 32 bit
Windows 2003 x64
Windows 2003 IA64
1
Some HBAs do not support Direct Connect. See your HP representative for specific information.

Switch support

This release supports the Fibre Channel (FC) switches and firmware versions listed in the HP StorageWorks
SAN design reference guide, which you can download from the HP StorageWorks web site:
http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/storageworks/san/documentation.html
NOTE:
HP recommends that you
upgrade all switches in the SAN.
Multiple-path support
A Windows system with EVA4000/6000/8000 storage requires the installation of HP StorageWorks
multipathing software on each host to achieve high-availability, multipath capability.
8
Adapter driver version
(minimum/recommended)
Storport
1
6-1.10a4/
6-1.11x1
6-1.10a4/
6-1.11x1
6-1.10a4/
6-1.11x1
6-1.10a4/
6-1.11x1
6-1.11x1
2
6-1.11x1
2
Direct Connect support?
Yes
Yes 1
Yes 1
Yes
not
mix switch firmware versions in a SAN. It is a best practice to uniformly
Adapter
firmware version
SCSI Mini- (minimum/
port recommended)
6-5.10a11/ 1.90a4/
6-5.20a9 1.91a1
6-5.10a11/ 1.90a4/
6-5.20a9 1.91a1
6-5.10a11/ 1.90a4/
6-5.20a9 1.91a1
6-5.10a11/ 1.90a4/
6-5.20a9 1.91a1
6-5.20a9 2.10a7
6-5.20a9 2.10a7
EFI version
(minimum/
recommended)
3.10a6
3.10a6
3.10a6
3.10a6
3.11a4
3.11a4