System requirements, Supported inform os versions and features, Special considerations – HP 3PAR Solutions Software for vSphere User Manual
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System Requirements
The following components are required:
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VMware ESXi 5.0.
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VMware vSphere Infrastructure Management 5.0 (vCenter, vClient).
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For package installation and deinstallation for ESXi: VMware Update Manager plug-in (VUM)
or vSphere CLI (vCLI)
Supported InForm OS Versions and Features
The following table lists the VMware VAAI features that are supported by the HP 3PAR plug-in for
a given InForm OS version.
Table 1 HP 3PAR VAAI Plug-in 2.2.0 Software for VMware vSphere 5.0 Feature Support for InForm
OS Versions
Hardware Assisted Locking (ATS)
Full Copy (XCOPY)
Block Zeroing
(WRITE_SAME)
InForm OS
Version
Yes
Yes
Yes
2.3.1 MU2 and
later
NOTE:
For specific platforms and current InForm OS version requirements, refer to the HP 3PAR
InForm Configuration Matrix. To obtain a copy of this documentation, go to
, navigate to your product page, click Support for your product, and then click Manuals.
Special Considerations
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The HP 3PAR VAAI Plug-in 2.2.0 Software for VMware vSphere 5.0 enables the VAAI primitives
for HP 3PAR devices only.
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After you upgrade your HP 3PAR Storage System from 2.3.1 to 3.1.1, remove the HP 3PAR
VAAI Plug-in 2.2.0 Software from vSphere 5.0. For more information, see
3PAR VAAI Plug-in 2.2.0 Software for VMware vSphere 5.0” (page 10)
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