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HP StorageWorks EVA Virtualization Adapter - Overview
Product description
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HP StorageWorks EVA Virtualization Adapter (HP EVA Virtualization Adapter) is installed on VMware
Site Recovery Manager (SRM) servers and enables communications between SRM and HP
StorageWorks Command View EVA (and HP StorageWorks Continuous Access EVA for remote
replication).
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Product features
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Description
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| Functions performed |
- Discovers disk arrays
- Discovers replicated LUNs
- Fails over storage for testing (test a recovery plan)
- Fails over storage for recovery (execute a recovery plan)
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Software overview
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Description
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| Prerequisites |
- A server with VMware Site Recovery Manager
- The following licenses must be installed on the local (protected) and remote (recovery) EVA disk
arrays:
- HP StorageWorks Continuous Access EVA
- HP StorageWorks Business Copy EVA
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| Discovery of disk arrays and LUNs |
The following information is discovered:- Storage array IDs (WWN)
- Controller Port WWNs
- Physical host HBAs
- LUNs assigned to local (protected) physical and virtual hosts
- Remote recovery storage array ID
- Remote vdisk name
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| Replication options |
SRM with HP EVA Virtualization Adapter supports:- HP Continuous Access EVA synchronous operations
- HP Asynchronous replication operations
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| Command View EVA Configuration Options |
- Single active Command View EVA server
- Split active Command View EVA server
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| Product models |
HP StorageWorks EVA virtualization adapter for Windows 2003 x86 |
| Devices supported |
- HP StorageWorks 8100 EVA Storage System (Firmware XCS v.6.2xx, 6.110)
- HP StorageWorks 8000 EVA Storage System (Firmware XCS v.6.2xx, 6.110)
- HP StorageWorks 6100 EVA Storage System (Firmware XCS v.6.2xx, 6.110)
- HP StorageWorks 6000 EVA Storage System (Firmware XCS v.6.2xx, 6.110)
- HP StorageWorks 4400 EVA Storage System (Firmware XCS v.6.2xx, 6.110, v.9.0xx)
- HP StorageWorks 4100 EVA Storage System (Firmware XCS v.6.2xx, 6.110)
- HP StorageWorks 4000 EVA Storage System (Firmware XCS v.6.2xx, 6.110)
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| Operating systems |
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Version
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| Site Recovery Manager |
1.0 |
| Windows Servers |
- Windows XP Professional with SP2
- Windows 2003 Server R2
Windows 2003 Server SP1 |
NOTE:
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All releases except 64 bit |
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| VirtualCenter Servers |
VirtualCenter Server 2.5
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| ESX Server 3.0.2 |
ESX Server 3.0.2 and above |
NOTE:
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The April 2008 patch is required |
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| ESX Server 3.5 |
ESX Server 3.5 |
NOTE:
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Update 1 and above; The April 2008 patch is required. |
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| HP Command View EVA versions supported |
Version 8.0.1 (and the firmware supported with 8.0.1) |
Link to warranty information
Link to QuickSpecs
Editor's Note: Direct links to the QuickSpecs will be added as soon as they become available (after product announcement).
Information for this Overview is taken from the product QuickSpecs. To access the complete QuickSpecs for this product, select the desired link from the following list: Click here to access the HP StorageWorks EVA Virtualization Adapter Worldwide QuickSpec in .pdf format
Click here to access the HP StorageWorks EVA Virtualization Adapter Worldwide QuickSpec in .html format
Click here to access the HP StorageWorks EVA Virtualization Adapter North American QuickSpec in .pdf format
Click here to access the HP StorageWorks EVA Virtualization Adapter North American QuickSpec in .html format
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