HP StorageWorks 4000/6000/8000 - Enterprise Virtual Arrays - Servers, Operating Systems, and Storage Products; H-Series Switches Servers, Operating Systems, and Storage System Support

Servers, operating systems, and storage products
The fabric rules for H-series switches apply to SANs that include the servers, operating systems, and
storage products listed in Table 12.
Table 12 H-series switches servers, operating systems, and storage system support
Storage productsOperating systemsServers
• EVA8400/6400
• EVA4400
• EVA8100/8000/6100/6000/4100/4000
• MSA2000fc G2 (MSA2300fc)/MSA2000fc
• MSA1000/1500 (active/
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active only)
• P2000 G3 FC
• XP24000/20000, XP12000/10000
•
EBS products:
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• MSL6000 with LTO4 drives
• MSL2024, MSL4048, and MSL8096 with
LTO4 drives
• EML E-Series with LT04 drives
• VLS6000, VLS9000, and VLS12000 EVA
Gateway
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Hyper-
V
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003
• Microsoft Windows Storage Server
2003
• VMware ESX
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES)
• HP-UX
• Citrix Xen Enterprise
• Integrated Citrix XenServer
• HP ProLiant ML-Series and
DL-Series servers
• HP Integrity
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servers
• HP BladeSystem
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c-Class ProLiant Server
Blades
• HP BladeSystem
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c-Class Integrity Server
Blades
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See the EBS compatibility matrix at http://www.hp.com/go/ebs.
For current operating system and storage system support, see the SPOCK website at http://
www.hp.com/storage/spock. You must sign up for an HP Passport to enable access.
See “Heterogeneous server rules” on page 185 and the following chapters:
• “MSA storage system rules” on page 235
• “EVA storage system rules” on page 247
To support SSCM and other HP software, the server running the SSCM management software (the
management station) must meet the following minimum requirements :
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 x64/x86 with SP 2 and Microsoft hotfix QFE932755,
available on the Microsoft website at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/932755
• Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003 R2 x64/x86 with SP 2 and Microsoft hotfix QFE932755,
available on the Microsoft website at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/932755
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 x64/x86 operating system with Service Pack 1
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