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Description

HPE MSA VDS and VSS Hardware Providers enable Virtual Disk Service (VDS) and Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) client applications to manage snapshot operations on arrays as well as configure and manage the arrays. VDS and VSS client applications include:

  • Microsoft DISKRAID

  • Storage Manager for SANs

  • Storage Explorer, DISKSHADOW

  • Other clients from third-party vendors

The MSA VDS and VSS Hardware Providers require installation of the HPE CAPI Proxy component and may be installed concurrently with VSS and VDS Providers for other Hewlett Packard Enterprise products.

The HPE MSA CAPI Proxy provides support for MSA VDS and VSS Hardware Providers on Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012, and Windows Server 2016 platforms. The HPE MSA CAPI Proxy enables VDS and VSS Hardware Providers to access HPE MSA RAID storage subsystems using inband SCSI commands.

For more information about MSA 2050 VDS and VSS Hardware Providers, see the HPE MSA 2050 System VDS and VSS Hardware Providers Installation Guide.

HPE VDS Hardware Provider

The following MSA 2050 VDS Providers are available:

  • Fibre Channel VDS Provider

  • iSCSI VDS Provider

Update recommendation

Update recommendation: Recommended

Supersede information

Supersedes: 3.5.0.5

Product models

  • MSA 1040 array

  • MSA 2040 array

  • MSA 2050 SAN controller

Devices supported

  • HPE MSA 1040 controller enclosures

  • HPE MSA 2040 controller enclosures

  • HPE MSA 2050 controller enclosures

Operating systems

This release is supported on the following operating systems:

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2016

For more information about operating systems supported by MSA array controllers, see the HPE Storage Single Point of Connectivity Knowledge (SPOCK) website at http://www.hpe.com/storage/spock.

Enhancements

The following features were added or enhanced in 3.7.0.3:

  • Added support for V100 firwmare.

  • Added support for the VSS Hardware Provider on Windows Server 2016.

Fixes

The following issue was fixed in 3.7.0.3:

  • Installer cleans content from old path and installs to new path VSS Provider was not being unregistered properly when uninstalled.

  • Fixed a warning message when the ManagementLunMax workaround is required.

Issues and workarounds

  • Issue: Uninstalling or updating the software may fail, and the folders must be manually deleted before the software can be reinstalled.

    Workaround: The VDS/VSS providers and CAPI Proxy should be installed in a non-default location, each component must be installed in a separate subfolder.

  • Issue: If the host is part of a cluster and MSDTC is not running, VSS installation might fail.

    Workaround: None.

  • Issue: MSA 1040/2040 arrays can create a limited number of snapshots at the same time.

    Workaround: Delete snapshots when they are no longer needed.

  • Issue: Adding disk drives to a RAID 0 LUN may appear to hang VDS clients, because it can take a long time to add the drives to the underlying vdisk.

    Workaround: As a best practice, first add drives to the vdisk that includes the target LUN, and then expand the size of the LUN as desired.

  • Issue: If DISKRAID exits abnormally, stop the VDS service with the net stop vds command. The VDS service automatically restarts.

    Workaround: If the problem persists, it may be necessary to terminate the DLLHOST process which hosts the VDS Provider. If more than one DLLHOST process is running, the Microsoft Sysinternals Process Explorer utility can be used to determine which DLLHOST process is hosting the VDS Provider.

  • Issue: The following DISKRAID commands are not supported: add, break, invalidatecache, ipsec, maintenance controller blink, offline, online, recover, remove, replace, reset, and standby.

    Workaround: None.

  • Issue: Changes made to the array configuration by the SMU may not be visible to VDS clients.

    Workaround: Use the DISKRAID refresh provider command (or equivalent operation in other clients) to refresh the VDS Hardware Provider’s

    internal database.

  • Issue: After a LUN is assigned to the host, you might need to execute a rescan operation in Device Manager to view the paths for the LUN in some commands, such as detail lun.

    Workaround: None.

Prerequisites

This software requires the following:

  • HPE MSA 2050 CAPI Proxy 3.7.0.3 or later.

  • Install the CAPI Proxy before installing the HPE MSA 2050 VDS Hardware Provider 3.7.0.3 and HPE MSA 2050 VSS Hardware Provider 3.7.0.3.

Websites

General websites

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Information Library
www.hpe.com/info/EIL
Single Point of Connectivity Knowledge (SPOCK) Storage compatibility matrix
www.hpe.com/storage/spock
Storage white papers and analyst reports
www.hpe.com/storage/whitepapers

MSA websites

MSA 2050 manuals page:
http://www.hpe.com/support/msa2050
MSA 2050 product page:
http://www.hpe.com/support/msa2050
HPE Passport for MSA arrays

http://h20564.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-c05349541

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