NOTE: MSI was disabled to obtain these statistics.
Required operating environment
The HP IO Accelerator is supported for use in the following operating environments:
•VMware ESX 4.0
•VMware ESX 4.1
•VMware ESXi 4.1
•VMware ESXi 5.0
CAUTION: Version 3.1.0 or greater of the driver software is not
IMPORTANT: All operating systems must be
NOTE: IO Accelerators cannot be used as hibernation devices.
The following scenarios are supported:
•Using the IO Accelerator as a VMFS datastore within the hypervisor, and then sharing that storage with guest operating systems. Guest operating systems can be
•Using PCI
NOTE: PCI
NOTE: If you are passing the devices through the system, you do not have to install the IO Accelerator driver on an ESX or ESXi system. Install the driver on the guest system. Install the driver only if you plan to create a VMFS on the devices. For more information, see "Working with IO Accelerators and VMDirectPathIO (on page 42)."
NOTE: For best results, HP recommends running the latest Service Pack of a release.
Supported firmware revisions
After February 19, 2013, all IO Accelerators will ship with firmware version 7.1.13.109322 or higher. This firmware version only works with VSL 3.2.2 or higher. If you are installing a recently purchased or a replacement IO Accelerator into a system that already has IO Accelerators installed, then you must upgrade the firmware on the previously installed devices to 7.1.13.109322 or higher. The VSL must be upgraded to
3.2.2or higher. Upgrading the firmware and VSL on cards that were running firmware versions 6.x.x or
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