HP P6000 driver and firmware
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HP P6000 Enterprise Virtual Array Disk Drive Firmware Support (593084-001, June 2011) - Page 7
... version
HPD4 HPD3
Supported controller software version
10000000 10000000
Downloading disk drive firmware
You can download the disk drive firmware bundled image and installation instructions at:
http://www.hp.com/support/evadiskfirmware
1. Click HP EVA Fibre Channel Storage Drive Firmware Bundle or HP P6000 EVA SAS Storage Drive Firmware Bundle.
2. Click Cross operating system (BIOS, Firmware...
HP Disk Drive Replacement Instructions (652989-001, June 2011) - Page 5
... Array Disk Drive Firmware Support document, which is available at the following website: http://www.hp.com/support/manuals Click Disk Storage Systems under Storage, and then select the appropriate product under P6000/EVA Disk Arrays. If the disk is running an unsupported version of firmware, download the correct firmware from the following website and install it using the instructions included...
HP P6000 Enterprise Virtual Array License Key Installation Instructions (5697-0944, June 2011) - Page 1
HP P6000 Enterprise Virtual Array License Key Installation Instructions
This document describes how to install software licenses for P6000/Enterprise Virtual Arrays. P6000 is the new branding for the Enterprise Virtual Array product family. These instructions apply to all versions of P6000/Enterprise Virtual Array software.
© Copyright 2010 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. The ...
HP P6000 Enterprise Virtual Array XCS 10000000 Release Notes (593086-001, June 2011) - Page 9
...) at http://www.hp.com/storage/spock. You must log in to access SPOCK. If you do not already have an account, select Register to log in on the main page and follow the instructions.
Upgrade and downgrade paths
For details about supported upgrade paths to XCS 10000000, see Table 3.1, Upgrade support for controller software versions, in the HP P6000 Enterprise Virtual Array...
HP P6000 Enterprise Virtual Array XCS 10000000 Release Notes (593086-001, June 2011) - Page 10
..., see Table 3.2, Downgrade support for controller software versions in the compatibility reference. For upgrade instructions, see the HP Enterprise Virtual Array Updating Product Software Guide (XCS 10000000). You can download these documents from the following website: http://www.hp.com/support/manuals Under Storage, click Disk Storage Systems, and then select HP 4400 Enterprise Virtual Array or...
HP P6000 Enterprise Virtual Array XCS 10000000 Release Notes (593086-001, June 2011) - Page 12
... drives, HP P6000 Command View may indicate that the upgrade was successful, but the disk drive properties page does not reflect the upgraded firmware version. To resolve this issue: 1. Upgrade the disk drive again. 2. Wait 10 minutes before checking the disk drive properties page to verify the correct firmware
version is displaying. 3. If the problem persists, contact HP Support Engineering.
Disk...
HP P6000 Enterprise Virtual Array XCS 10000000 Release Notes (593086-001, June 2011) - Page 13
... with HP MPIO P6000 DSM version 4.02.00.
NOTE: If you use HP P6000 SmartStart to install HP P6000 Command View on the Windows 2003 or 2008 management server, HP MPIO P6000 DSM 4.02.00 and DSM Manager are installed automatically. You can download the latest DSM Manager and HP MPIO P6000 DSM from the following HP website: http://www.hp.com/support/downloads 1. Under Storage, select Storage Software...
HP P6300/P6500 Enterprise Virtual Array Installation Guide (5697-8091, June 2011) - Page 4
... SmartStart 52 Configuring application servers using HP P6000 SmartStart 52 Configuring application servers manually 52 Using and monitoring your storage 52
Controller software recovery 52 Installing HP Insight Remote Support software 52
9 Support and other resources 54
Contacting HP...54 HP technical support...54 Subscription service...54 Documentation feedback...54
Related information...
HP P6300/P6500 Enterprise Virtual Array Installation Guide (5697-8091, June 2011) - Page 44
... current versions of iSCSI and iSCSI/FCoE module firmware, which is available on HP Software Depot: http://www.hp.com/software.hp.com Updating the iSCSI or iSCSI/FCoE module firmware is separate from upgrading the XCS controller software, but the process is the same (using the Code Load function in HP P6000 Command View). NOTE: HP recommends that you update one module at a time to avoid a service...
HP P6300/P6500 Enterprise Virtual Array User Guide (593079-001, June 2011) - Page 4
Recovery CD...38 Adding disk drives to the storage system 38 Handling fiber optic cables 38 Storage system shutdown and startup 39 Powering on disk enclosures 39 Powering off disk enclosures 40 Shutting down the storage system from HP P6000 Command View 40 Shutting down the storage system from the array controller 40 Starting the storage system 41 Restarting the iSCSI or iSCSI/FCoE module...
HP P6300/P6500 Enterprise Virtual Array User Guide (593079-001, June 2011) - Page 5
... rules and supported maximums 78 HP P6000 Command View and iSCSI or iSCSI/FCoE module management rules and guidelines......78 HP P6300/P6500 EVA storage system software 78 Fibre Channel over Ethernet switch and fabric support 78 Operating system and multipath software support 79 iSCSI initiator rules, guidelines, and support 80
General iSCSI initiator rules and guidelines 80 Apple Mac OS...
HP P6300/P6500 Enterprise Virtual Array User Guide (593079-001, June 2011) - Page 54
... is a driver loaded in memory that lists the driver version in /proc/scsi/qla2xxx but no driver RPM has been installed, then the driver RPM loads the driver in the failover mode that the driver in memory currently uses.
Installing a QLogic driver
NOTE: The HP Emulex driver kit performs in a similar manner; use ./INSTALL -h to list all supported arguments.
1. Download the appropriate driver kit for...
HP P6300/P6500 Enterprise Virtual Array User Guide (593079-001, June 2011) - Page 57
... the different server types. Follow the procedure described in the Installation instructions that accompany the firmware images.
Console LUN ID and OS unit ID
HP P6000 Command View software contains a box for the Console LUN ID on the Initialized Storage System Properties window.
It is important that you set the Console LUN ID to a number other than zero (0). If...
HP P6300/P6500 Enterprise Virtual Array User Guide (593079-001, June 2011) - Page 61
... entries to the /etc/
system file:
set ssd:ssd_retry_count=0xa
set ssd:ssd_io_time=0x1e 4. Reboot the system to load the newly added parameters.
• For Solaris 10, go to the Oracle Software Downloads website (http://www.oracle.com/ technetwork/indexes/downloads/index.html) to install the latest patches. Under Servers and Storage Systems, select Solaris 10. Reboot the...
HP P6300/P6500 Enterprise Virtual Array User Guide (593079-001, June 2011) - Page 70
... a blade server other than a ProLiant blade server: 1. Download the supported FCA BIOS update, available on http://www.hp.com/support/ downloads. 2. Unzip the file. 3. Follow the instructions in the readme file to load the NVRAM configuration onto each FCA.
Setting the multipathing policy You can set the multipathing policy for each LUN or logical drive on the SAN to one of the...
HP P6300/P6500 Enterprise Virtual Array User Guide (593079-001, June 2011) - Page 91
... feature for Windows Server 2003
For Windows Server 2003, if you are installing the initiator for the first time, check all the installation option checkboxes and then click Next to continue (Figure 35 (page 91)). Figure 35 Software update installation wizard
To add or remove specific MS iSCSI software Initiator components after the initial install, run the setup package executable...
HP P6300/P6500 Enterprise Virtual Array User Guide (593079-001, June 2011) - Page 100
... by an incorrect IP Address or an ill-formatted initiator name. Installing the initiator for Red Hat 3 and SUSE 8 If you are upgrading from a previous installation of an iSCSI driver, HP recommends that you remove the /etc/initiatorname.iscsi file before installing the new driver. See the following website for the latest version of the Linux driver for EVA iSCSI...
HP P6300/P6500 Enterprise Virtual Array User Guide (593079-001, June 2011) - Page 113
... in a multipath Windows configuration that is used in conjunction with Microsoft iSCSI Initiator Services and Microsoft MPIO. Because the iSCSI driver resides on board the QLogic iSCSI HBA, it is not necessary to install the Microsoft iSCSI Initiator. Installing the QLogic iSCSI HBA Install the QLogic iSCSI HBA hardware and software following the instructions in the QLogic installation manual. The...
HP P6300/P6500 Enterprise Virtual Array User Guide (593079-001, June 2011) - Page 262
... number.
qsrSwVersion Syntax Access Description
SnmpAdminString Read-only System software (firmware) version number.
qsrNoOfFcPorts Syntax Access Description
Unsigned32 Read-only Quantity of FC ports on the system.
qsrNoOfGbEPorts Syntax Access Description
Unsigned32 Read-only Quantity of gigabit Ethernet ports on the system.
qsrAgentVersion Syntax Access Description
SnmpAdminString Read...
HP P6300/P6500 Enterprise Virtual Array User Guide (593079-001, June 2011) - Page 296
... controller, 163 notifications
agent shutdown, 263 agent startup, 263 FC port down, 263 generic, 265 network port down, 263 sensor, 265 VP group, 264
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object does not exist, 164, 165 objects in use, 164 OpenVMS
adding hosts, 58 configuring virtual disks, 60 failure scenarios, 149 scanning bus, 59 single path implementation, 140 operation rejected, 166 Oracle San driver...