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1. Summary 2. What's New?
1. Summary
This
product bulletin announces availability of the Fibre Channel (FCP) HP-UX Host
Utilities 4.1 for Native OS and Veritas for First Customer Ship via NOW™ (NetApp
on the Web) and in the current Quote Tool release. The FCP
HP-UX Host Utilities is a host-software-based product that delivers tools and
documentation to support the integration of NetApp FCP storage systems with HP®
HP-UX host environments using PA-RISC or Itanium server platforms and either HP
native multipathing (PVLinks), volume management (LVM) and file system,
or Veritas® Storage Foundation™ and Veritas Cluster Server. The FCP HP-UX
Host Utilities is required to ensure proper
configuration and support of NetApp FCP storage systems, and consists of: ·
The sanlun software tool to view paths to LUNs configured on NetApp
storage systems. ·
Management scripts for configuring paths used by HP PVLinks
multipathing. ·
Diagnostic scripts for collecting and reporting host (OS, HBA, Veritas),
switch, and NetApp storage configuration information. ·
Documentation describing how
to configure an HP-UX-host-based FCP connection to a NetApp storage system,
including commands and procedures. ·
Note: The FCP HP-UX Host Utilities does NOT include HBAs, which should be
obtained from HP or its authorized resellers, HBA drivers, which should be
obtained from the HP IT Resource Center at http://software.hp.com, or HP-UX operating system
software. 2. What’s
New? A. Support for HP-UX 11i V3 (B.11.31)
with the HP-UX Native
I/O Stack
1)
Support with HP PVLinks for host multipathing, with the introduction
of a NetApp script to enable and automate PVLinks multipathing policy with
NetApp LUNs in an HP-UX 11i V3 configuration. B. Continued HP-UX 11i V2 (B.11.23) Support of
the HP-UX Native
I/O Stack
C. Continued HP-UX 11i V2 (B.11.23) Support of
the Veritas Storage Foundation 4.1 I/O Stack 1) Veritas Storage Foundation 4.1 MP1
for HP-UX
i.
Veritas Storage Foundation HA 4.1 Maintenance Package 1 (MP1) (Veritas
Volume Manager, which includes Dynamic Multipathing; Veritas Filesystem and
Veritas Cluster Server). Each of these features is supported with HP-UX 11i
v2 and PA-RISC and Itanium server platforms.
ii.
Veritas Storage Foundation 4.1 MP1 for Oracle® RAC
(includes Veritas Cluster File System support). Each of these features is
supported with HP-UX 11i v2 and PA-RISC and Itanium server platforms.
iii.
The Veritas Array Support
Library (ASL) for supporting NetApp FCP storage systems with Storage
Foundation HA 4.1 MP1 and Storage Foundation 4.1 MP1 for Oracle RAC is
distributed by Symantec® at http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/285190.htm
(vm-4.1-rev3 and software package version 2.1). Supported Configurations 1) For configuration support
information, see the NetApp SAN Support Matrix at http://now.netapp.com/NOW/knowledge/docs/san/fcp_iscsi_config/index.shtml,
and the NetApp Interoperability Matrix at http://now.netapp.com/NOW/products/interoperability. 2) HP-UX native I/O stack with HP-UX
11i V3 (B.11.31) and 11i V2 (B.11.23) with FCP HP-UX Host Utilities 4.1, and
HP-UX 11i V1 (B.11.11) with FCP HP-UX Host Utilities 4.0.1. 3) Veritas Storage Foundation HA and
SFRAC 4.1 I/O stack with HP-UX 11i V2 (B.11.23) 4) SnapDrive® for UNIX® support
i.
SnapDrive 3.0 for UNIX supports the base HP-UX 11i V2 native I/O stack
and the Storage Foundation 4.1 for HP-UX I/O stack, as specified in the
NetApp SAN interoperability matrices. 5) Integrity Virtual Machines
i. Supported only with HP-UX 11i V2,
Integrity Virtual Machines is an HP application that provides server hardware
consolidation through enabling multiple virtual servers to be created and operated
on a single physical Itanium server. The
FCP HP-UX Host Utilities is available for download from NOW for existing
NetApp FCP Storage System customers with current FCP protocol service
entitlements, and in the current Quote Tool release.
Software Subscription Plans Not applicable. The FCP HP-UX Host
Utilities does not have an individual Software Subscription Plan (SSP). The
Host Utilities product is covered by the SSP for the FCP protocol. Customers
may download new versions of the Host Utilities for the duration of the FCP
protocol SSP. Typically, this period is for 12, 24, or 36 months. Upgrades ·
Customers who are upgrading from previous versions of the FCP HP-UX
Attach Kit or Host Utilities in order to use FCP HP-UX Host Utilities 4.1
must run the uninstall script of the prior Attach Kit or Host Utilities
version before installing the FCP HP-UX Host Utilities 4.1. ·
Customers who are upgrading from FCP HP-UX Attach Kit 1.1 or earlier
and wish to use Veritas Storage Foundation configurations supported by FCP
HP-UX Host Utilities 4.1 or 4.0.1 must run the uninstall script of the prior
Attach Kit version before installing the FCP HP-UX Host Utilities 4.1 or
4.0.1, or Veritas ASL 4.0. ·
Customers migrating to an HP native OS stack configuration and who are
currently using FCP Attach Kit 1.1 or earlier with Veritas Storage Foundation
3.5 must run the uninstall script of the prior Attach Kit version before
installing the FCP HP-UX Host Utilities 4.1 or 4.0.1. Quoting ·
The FCP HP-UX Host Utilities is sold on a per-physical-server (host)
basis. ·
None of the part numbers above
provides an HBA or the associated HBA drivers. Customers must purchase HBAs from
HP or its authorized resellers, and procure HBA drivers from the HP IT Resource Center at http://software.hp.com. ·
NetApp FCP storage system configurations in which HP-UX hosts have more than one physical path to the NetApp
storage system require multipathing software. For Veritas configurations,
procure Veritas Dynamic Multipathing from Symantec or its authorized
resellers. The NetApp Array Support Library for HP-UX is distributed and
supported by Symantec, and available at http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/285190.htm.
For HP native OS configurations, use HP PVLinks from HP or its authorized
resellers. Product Availability FCP HP-UX Host Utilities are
available in the current release of the Quote Tool. Products need to be validated against the NetApp
Regulatory Compliance Country List prior to order submission. The list is
available at PartnerCenter
Compliance Information. This is required to ensure that products are
being sold only in the countries in which NetApp has received regulatory
compliance certification. For further information about this requirement,
please see the Regulatory
Compliance Verification Product Bulletin. The FCP HP-UX Host Utilities product has a 90-day warranty
from date of purchase. For configuration support
information, please refer to the NetApp SAN Support Matrix at http://now.netapp.com/NOW/knowledge/docs/san/fcp_iscsi_config/index.shtml and the NetApp Interoperability Matrix at http://now.netapp.com/NOW/products/interoperability. Contact Information: Please contact your Network
Appliance sales or channel partner representative with questions regarding
this bulletin.
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