SOFTPAQ NUMBER:  SP29009

KIT PART NUMBER: N/A

TITLE:  HP MPIO Basic Failover for MSA 1000/MSA1500 for Windows

VERSION:  1.1

LANGUAGES: English

PURPOSE: Updated basic failover support for MSA 1000 and MSA 1500

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 15, 2004

CATEGORY: SOFTWARE SOLUTION for STORAGE

DESCRIPTION:  HP MPIO Basic Failover for Windows provides
multipath support for HP StorageWorks Modular Smart Array 1000/1500
on a Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows Server 2003
host by providing basic path failover and path recovery.

Fixes: n/a


ENHANCEMENTS:Adds support for the following:
* HP Modular Smart Array 1500
* HP QLA200 Host Bus Adapter 
* Microsoft® Windows Server™ 2003 64-bit for Itanium-based Systems


PRODUCTS AFFECTED:      

	HARDWARE PLATFORMS AFFECTED: Modular Smart Array 1000, BL20p G2, BL40p, DL320, DL320 G2, DL360 G2, DL360 G3, 
	DL380 G2, DL380 G3, DL560, DL580, DL580 G2, DL740, DL760, DL760 G2, ML370 G2, ML370 G3, ML530 G2, ML570, and 
	ML570 G2. 

	COMPONENTS AFFECTED: FCA2101, FCA2214, FCA2214DC, A6826A, FCA2404, FCA2404DC, QLA200, 
	Rx1600, rx2600, rx 4640, rx5670, rx7620, rx8620, FC option for BL series Blade Servers
 

The compatibility matrix and Quick Specs for the Modular Smart Array 1000 is available at www.hp.com/go/msa1000.
The compatibility matrix and Quick Specs for the Modular Smart Array 1500 is available at
http://h18006.www1.hp.com/products/storageworks/msa1500cs/index.html

			

OPERATING SYSTEMS:  
	
	* Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition	
	* Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition 	
	* Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
	* Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
	* Microsoft® Windows Server™ 2003 64-bit for Itanium-based Systems


PREREQUISITES:  
* Ensure that the system meets the minimum requirements 
* Ensure that there is no other multipath software already present on the system, 
  including SecurePath, Autopath, or any other multipathing software.


ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED:  Y

SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION: 1.1

HOW TO USE:

* Download the SoftPaq to a directory on your hard drive.
* The file downloaded is a self-extracting executable with a filename based on the SoftPaq Number
  above.
* After extracting the files from the Softpaq, Execute the downloaded software 
  files by double-clicking Setup.exe. The Multipath software installer will launch. 
* Follow the on-screen instructions.

* For more comprehensive information regarding HP MPIO Basic Failover software, refer to
  http://h18006.www1.hp.com/products/sanworks/multipathoptions/index.html 



 

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