Compatibility/interoperability
This release provides full support for all previous EVA controller software used in an existing SAN
con
fi
guration.
Switch support
This release supports the Fibre Channel (FC) switches and
fi
rmware versions listed in the
HP StorageWorks
SAN design reference guide
, available for download on the HP support website:
http://www.hp.com/support/manuals
Under
storage
, click
Storage Networking
, and then select
HP StorageWorks SAN
under
HP StorageWorks
SAN Solutions
.
NOTE:
HP recommends that you
not
mix switch
fi
rmware versions in your storage area network (SAN). It is a
best practice to uniformly upgrade all switches in the SAN.
Alpha server support
Table 4
lists the EVA-compatible Alpha servers.
Table 4 EVA-compatible Alpha servers
Alpha server
DS-KGPSA-CA
support
DS-KGPSA-DA
support
DS-KGPSA-EA
support
DS-A5132-AA
support
DS-A5134-AA
support
DS10
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
DS10L
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
DS15
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
DS20E
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
DS25
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
ES40
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
ES45
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
ES47
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
ES80
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
GS60
Yes
No
No
No
No
GS160
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
GS320
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
GS1280
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Integrity server support
The following Integrity servers are EVA compatible:
•
rx16x0
•
rx26x0
•
rx3600
•
rx4640
HP StorageWorks 3000/5000 Enterprise Virtual Array connectivity 4.1A for OpenVMS release notes
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