EVA4000/6000/8000 Upgrade to EVA4100/6100/8100
EVA4100/6100
EVA8100
SKUs Required
EVA4100/6100 Controller Assembly Pair
Yes
N/A
AD525C
EVA8100 Controller Assembly Pair
N/A
Yes
AD524C
EVA4000/6000-A FC loop Switches (kit contains 2 switches, mounting
hardware and cables)
Yes
1
N/A
AD557B
EVA8000-A FC loop Switches (kit includes 4 switches, mounting hardware
and cables)
N/A
Yes
1
AD553B
HP StorageWorks 4Gb Cable Kit (use with FC Loop Switches)
Yes
1
Yes
1
AG311A
I/O Modules
Yes
Yes
AD623C &
AD624C
EMU
No
No
HP StorageWorks EVA4x00/6x00/8x00 VCX v6.110
Yes
Yes
Download
5
Online upgrade-- see HP services for configuration requirements
Yes
Yes
Command View EVA
Yes
Yes
See URL
3
Command View Licenses
2
Yes
Yes
See URL
3
Business Copy EVA
Yes
Yes
See URL
3
Business Copy license
Yes
Yes
See URL
3
Continuous Access EVA
Yes
Yes
See URL
3
Continuous Access EVA license
Yes
Yes
See URL
3
HP Services assessment and upgrade installation
Yes
Yes
See URL
4
NOTES:
1
If required for that configuration. Minimum switch revision 30-10022-01 required. For information on visual identification without
removing the existing switch(s) see HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array User Guide. (Not required if the drive enclosures are
cabled with Molex cables, (check the switch-to-enclosure cables to determine). Purchase one AG311A for every two enclosure
shelves. AG311A contains four 2-Meter cables. Two 2-Meter cables are required per enclosure.
2
Proper Command View licensing requires a License To Use (LTUs) equal to or greater than the total raw capacity of each array and
may be purchased in additive increments of 1TB or Unlimited LTUs). Business Copy EVA and Continuous Access EVA upgrade
licenses required if upgrading to a higher EVA model.
3
http://h18006.www1.hp.com/storage/software.html
4
http://www.hp.com/hps/storage/
6
http://h18006.www1.hp.com/products/storageworks/eva/
NOTE: HP Services required when upgrading the EVA hardware.
Step 9 - Optional Components and Software
Replication Management
HP Business Copy EVA and HP Continuous Access EVA comes complete with HP Replication Solutions
Manager, a graphical user interface and scripting environment, that greatly simplifies storage management
by creating, running, and managing storage replication jobs using controller based snapshots, clones and
remote mirroring.
With HP Replication Solutions Manager users easily can manage both remote and local replication across
the full EVA product family. By virtually removing the complexity associated with both small and large
replication environments, point-in-time copies and remote replication are managed and configured with just
a few mouse clicks. To assist the user, Information on the replication environment is presented in a variety
of views, including an interactive topology manager that allows each user to select their viewing
preference. In addition, HP Replication Solutions manager provides a scripting interface for additional
flexibility.
Application Integration with Oracle
As an option to HP Business Copy EVA, the user can simply replicate an Oracle database. HP Replication
QuickSpecs
HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array Family
Configuration Information and Configuration Rules
DA - 12745 Worldwide QuickSpecs — Version 5 — 2.26.2008
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