Supported Platforms

Blade Servers IO

The following link contains a chart that shows HPE Blade servers, adapters, and interconnects that are supported by VSI OpenVMS. The chart indicates the version of VSI OpenVMS that provides the support, as well as HPE Blade servers (i2, i4, and i6) for which VSI OpenVMS support is available.

Rack Mount Servers IO

The following link contains a chart that shows VSI OpenVMS support for I/O options on HPE rack mount servers (i2, i4, and i6). The chart indicates the version of VSI OpenVMS that provides the support.

Storage Arrays

The following link contains a chart that shows VSI OpenVMS support for HPE storage arrays. The chart indicates the version of VSI OpenVMS that provides the support.

Tapes Disk Shelves

The following link contains a chart that shows the disk shelves, tape libraries, and tape drives supported by VSI OpenVMS.

OpenVMS Partner Platform Statements

HPE

Integrity i6 Servers

VSI OpenVMS for Integrity compatible versions:

  • V8.4-2L1
  • V8.4-2L3

Supported HPE Integrity i6 server models:

  • rx2800 i6 Server
  • BL860c i6 Server Blade
  • BL870c i6 Server Blade
  • BL890c i6 Server Blade

* Note: If you are installing VSI OpenVMS V8.4-2L1 on your HPE Integrity rx2800 i6 server configuration that includes Fibre Channel, please read the enclosed release note entitled Installing VSI OpenVMS V8.4-2L1 on an HPE Integrity rx2800 i6 Server. The VSI OpenVMS Integrity V8.4-2L1 Operating Environment requires the VSI Fibre Channel patch kit VMS842L1I_FIBRESCSI-V0200 to enable full support of your new HPE Integrity rx2800 i6 server.

16Gb Fibre Channel

OpenVMS includes support for 16 Gb Fibre Channel on VSI OpenVMS Integrity V8.4-2, V8.4-2L1, and V8.4-2L3.

Supported Host Bus Adapters are HPE SN1000Q single or dual port 16 Gb HBAs, HPE part numbers B9F23A and B9F24A.

Required software kits for OpenVMS:

  • VMS842I_FIBRESCSI-V0200 (V8.4-2)
  • VMS842L1I_FIBRESCSI-V0200 (V8.4-2L1)

Kits availability: Standard customers support channels.

Supported HPE Integrity servers:

  • rx2800 i2/i4/i6

Supported HBAs: The 16 Gb Fibre HBAs have been qualified in 16 Gb end-to-end configurations with 8/16 Gb Fibre switches and 8/16 Gb storage arrays.

I/O performance testing results: Doubled the I/O bandwidth compared to an 8 Gb Fibre Channel configuration.

The firmware image for the B9F23A and B9F24A used in VSI testing:

  • EFI: 6.37
  • ROM: 8.01.80

Alletra 9000 Storage Array

Supported VSI OpenVMS for Integrity version: V8.4-2L3.

Supported HPE Integrity Servers:

  • BL860c i2/i4/i6
  • BL870c i2/i4/i6
  • BL890c i2/i4/i6
  • rx2800 i2/i4/i6
  • rx2660
  • rx3600
  • rx6600
  • rx7640
  • rx8640

Primera Storage Array

Supported VSI OpenVMS for Integrity version: V8.4-2L1.

Supported HPE Integrity servers:

  • BL860c i2/i4/i6
  • BL870c i2/i4/i6
  • BL890c i2/i4/i6
  • rx2800 i2/i4/i6
  • rx2660
  • rx3600
  • rx6600
  • rx7640
  • rx8640

Supported HBAs: 8Gb QLogic Fibre Channel and 16Gb Fibre Channel.

Primera firmware version: 4.0.1.3 or higher.

Supported HPE Primera 600 Storage (Fibre channel interface):

  • HPE Primera 630
  • HPE Primera 650
  • HPE Primera 670

XP Storage

Supported VSI OpenVMS for Integrity versions:

  • V8.4-1H1
  • V8.4-2
  • V8.4-2L1

Supported HPE Integrity servers:

  • BL860c i2/i4/i6
  • BL870c i2/i4/i6
  • BL890c i2/i4/i6
  • rx2800 i2/i4/i6
  • rx1600
  • rx2600
  • rx2620
  • rx2660
  • rx3600
  • rx6600
  • rx7640
  • rx8640

Supported XP storage arrays:

  • HPE XP 9500 (excluding HPE Integrity rx1600 and rx2600)
  • HPE XP 10000
  • HPE XP 12000
  • HPE XP 20000
  • HPE XP 24000

EVA Storage Arrays

Supported VSI OpenVMS for Integrity versions:

  • V8.4-1H1
  • V8.4-2
  • V8.4-2L1

Supported HPE Integrity servers:

  • BL860c i2/i4/i6
  • BL870c i2/i4/i6
  • BL890c i2/i4/i6
  • rx2800 i2/i4/i6
  • rx1600
  • rx2600
  • rx2620
  • rx2660
  • rx3600
  • rx6600
  • rx7640
  • rx8640

Supported EVA storage arrays:

  • HPE EVA 4000
  • HPE EVA 4100
  • HPE EVA 4400
  • HPE EVA 6000
  • HPE EVA 6100
  • HPE EVA 6400
  • HPE EVA 8000
  • HPE EVA 8100
  • HPE EVA 8400
  • HPE EVA P6300 FC
  • HPE EVA P6350 FC
  • HPE EVA P6500 FC
  • HPE EVA P6550 FC

MSA Fibre Channel SAN Storages

Supported VSI OpenVMS for Integrity versions:

  • V8.4-1H1
  • V8.4-2
  • V8.4-2L1

Supported HPE Integrity servers:

  • BL860c i2/i4/i6
  • BL870c i2/i4/i6
  • BL890c i2/i4/i6
  • rx2800 i2/i4/i6
  • rx1600
  • rx2600
  • rx2620
  • rx2660
  • rx3600
  • rx6600
  • rx7640
  • rx8640

Supported MSA storage arrays:

  • MSA 1000 Active/Active (rx1600, rx2600, rx2620, rx2660, rx3600, rx6600, rx7640, and rx8640 only)
  • MSA 1500 Active/Active (rx1600, rx2600, rx2620, rx2660, rx3600, rx6600, rx7640, and rx8640 only)
  • MSA 2300fc
  • P2000 G3 FC
  • P2000 G3 FC/iSCSI (FC Connect)
  • MSA 2040 FC
  • MSA 2050/2052 FC (excl. rx1600, rx2600, and rx2620)

Supported HBAs: 8Gb Qlogic Fibre Channel. 16Gb Fibre Channel support is under development.

The MSA2040 Firmware used in VSI testing:

  • MSA2040 - GL210R004
  • MSA2050 - VL270R001-01

VMS Software, Inc. will qualify newer versions of MSA2040 and MSA2050 firmware with VSI OpenVMS as those firmware versions are released by HPE.

Note that with version GL210R004 of the MSA2040 and VL270R001-01 of the MSA2050 firmware, you must use the Command Line Interface to set the Host Operating System profile and to set the Universal Device Identifier (UDID) for OpenVMS support. See examples in the MSA2040 Implementation Notes and MSA2050 Implementation Notes respectively.

HPE 3PAR StoreServ

Supported 3PAR StoreServ systems:

  • HPE 3PAR StoreServ 20000 (20450/20800/20840/20850)
  • HPE 3PAR StoreServ 10000 (10400/10800)
  • HPE 3PAR StoreServ 8000 (8200/8400/8440/8450)
  • HPE 3PAR StoreServ 7000 (7200/7400/7450)
  • HPE 3PAR StoreServ 7000 (7200c/7400c/7440c/7450c)

Compatible versions of VSI OpenVMS for Integrity:

  • V8.4-1H1
  • V8.4-2
  • V8.4-2L1

Supported HPE Integrity servers:

  • BL860c i2/i4/i6
  • BL870c i2/i4/i6
  • BL890c i2/i4/i6
  • rx2800 i2/i4/i6
  • rx2660
  • rx3600
  • rx6600
  • rx7640
  • rx8640

Supported HBAs: 8Gb Qlogic Fibre Channel. 16Gb Fibre Channel support is under development.

The 3PAR OS version used in VSI testing: HPE 3PAR 3.2.2.

StoreOnce

Versions of VSI OpenVMS for Integrity compatible with HPE StoreOnce VTL (virtual tape libraries) products:

  • V8.4-1H1
  • V8.4-2
  • V8.4-2L1

Supported HPE Integrity servers:

  • BL860c i2/i4
  • BL870c i2/i4
  • BL890c i2/i4
  • rx2800 i2/i4
  • rx2660
  • rx3600
  • rx6600
  • rx7640
  • rx8640

Supported HBAs: 8Gb Qlogic Fibre Channel HBAs. 16Gb Fibre Channel support is under development.

StoreOnce software version requirements: 3.13.x or higher.

Supported HPE StoreOnce products (FC versions only):

  • HPE StoreOnce 6600
  • HPE StoreOnce 5500
  • HPE StoreOnce 5100
  • HPE StoreOnce 3540
  • HPE StoreOnce 3520
  • HP StoreOnce 6500
  • HP StoreOnce 4900
  • HP StoreOnce 4700
  • HP StoreOnce 4500
  • HP StoreOnce B6200
  • HP StoreOnce 4430
  • HP StoreOnce 4420

LTO-9 Tape Drives

HPE LTO-9 tape drives are supported with OpenVMS 8.4-2L3, with certain restrictions.

HPE LTO-9 tape drives have introduced a new media/formatting initialization process that has never been required by earlier generations of LTO tape media. The new tape media initialization/formatting process can possibly take 1-2 hours per LTO-9 tape to complete. This new media initialization process is further described in the following excerpt from HPE documentation:

Media initialization is used in LTO-9 technology to optimize data placement on each LTO-9 cartridge. Each new LTO-9 cartridge requires this one-time initialization prior to starting read/write operations. This is only required for the first use of a new LTO-9 cartridge, subsequent loads do not require additional initialization. The initialization process varies in time depending on the environmental conditions of tape and drive. Most initializations will complete within an hour; however, in some cases it can take up to two hours.

To help you complete this one-time initialization of new LTO-9 media in tape libraries, Hewlett Packard Enterprise has added a feature to all MSL tape libraries and the 1/8 G2 Autoloader. This new feature, the LTO-9 New Media Initialization Wizard, guides you through an automated process to load a selection of uninitialized media into LTO-9 tape drives to quickly complete the initialization process.

The MSL2024 and 1/8 G2 Autoloader will prevent host moves of LTO-9 media that is uninitialized, or unknown status into tape drives. Preventing uninitialized, or unknown status LTO-9 media moves protects against moving an uninitialized tape into the drive by accident-causing backup delays and potential timeout errors while the tape initializes. If an attempt is made to move a tape that is not known to be initialized, the library will report a Source Not Ready error (SCSI Check Condition 05/4481). New LTO-9 tapes are scanned automatically when bulk loaded into the magazine to determine their initialization status. If tapes are inserted using the mail slot, and moved into storage slots, they will remain in an unknown state and need to be manually scanned to determine their initialization status using the Media Initialization Required Check on the Operations - Media Init tab of the remote management interface. Any tapes that are inaccessible because they are not initialized can then be initialized using the New Media Initialization Wizard on that same page.

VSI supports using HPE LTO-9 tape drives with OpenVMS 8.4-2L3 with basic system components, including BACKUP and MRU (Media Robot Utility).

When using Archive Backup System (ABS)/Media Device and Management System (MDMS) with tape libraries containing LTO-9 tape drives, failures can occur if ABS “MDMS INITIALIZE VOLUME” or “MDMS LOAD” commands are used with brand-new LTO-9 tape cartridges. The current release of ABS (v4.6) is unaware of the new media initialization/formatting process causing a) MDMS to lose track of MDMS volumes placement; and b) the robot to become inaccessible until the new media initialization process completes. The inaccessible robot can in turn cause running ABS saves and restores to fail.

Brand-new LTO-9 tape cartridges must be initialized with the tape library's LTO-9 New Media Initialization Wizard prior to use with ABS. ABS and MDMS should be shut down to avoid any conflict with the LTO-9 New Media Initialization Wizard to ensure that no ABS saves or restores are running when the new tape initialization process is initiated.

Alternatively, manual LTO-9 new media initialization can be accomplished by disabling an LTO-9 drive with an ABS “MDMS SET DRIVE/DISABLE” command and then using MRU to move the new LTO-9 cartridge into the ABS disabled drive. Upon completion of the 1-2 hour new media initialization process, the drive may be set online with the ABS “MDMS SET DRIVE/ENABLE” command.

For additional information, refer to the LTO-9 Media Initialization field guide.

LTO-8 Tape Drives and MSL3040 Scalable Tape Library

These devices have been qualified with the OpenVMS native BACKUP utility, VSI ABS V4.6, and VSI MRU V1.9 on VSI OpenVMS Integrity V8.4-1H1, V8.4-2, and V8.4-2L1.

LTO-7 Tape Drives

OpenVMS includes support for HPE LTO-7 tape drives, MSL 6480, and ESL G3 tape libraries. These devices have been qualified with the OpenVMS native BACKUP utility, VSI ABS V4.6, and VSI MRU V1.9 on VSI OpenVMS Integrity V8.4-1H1, V8.4-2, and V8.4-2L1.

EMC

Storage Arrays

VSI OpenVMS compatible versions:

  • V8.4-2L1

Supported hardware:

  • VMAX 100k, 200k, 400k
  • VMAX 250F, 250FX, 450F, 450FX, 850F, 850FX, 950F, 950FX
  • PowerMax 2000
  • PowerMax 2500
  • PowerMax 8000
  • PowerMax 8500
  • Unity 300, 380, 400, 500, 600, 680, 880
  • Unity 300F, 350F, 380F, 400F, 450F, 480F, 500F, 550F, 600F, 650F, 680F, 880F

Supported HPE Integrity servers:

  • BL860c i2/i4/i6
  • BL870c i2/i4/i6
  • BL890c i2/i4/i6
  • rx2800 i2/i4/i6
  • rx2660
  • rx3600
  • rx6600
  • rx7640
  • rx8640

Unity storage systems version requirements: Unity OE 4.3 or higher.

Infinidat

Storage Arrays

OpenVMS includes support for:

  • InfiniBox F2000
  • InfiniBox F4000
  • InfiniBox F6000

Compatible versions of VSI OpenVMS:

  • Integrity

    • V8.4-1H1
    • V8.4-2
    • V8.4-2L1

  • Alpha

    • V8.4-2L1
    • V8.4-2L2

Infinibox version requirements: v4.0.5 and above.

Hitachi

Vantara Fibre Channel Storage Arrays

OpenVMS includes support for:

  • VSP Gx00 Series
  • VSP Fx00 Series
  • VSP G1000
  • VSP G1500
  • VSP F1500

Compatible versions of VSI OpenVMS:

  • V8.4-1H1
  • V8.4-2
  • V8.4-2L1

Supported HPE Integrity servers:

  • BL860c i2/i4/i6
  • BL870c i2/i4/i6
  • BL890c i2/i4/i6
  • rx2800 i2/i4/i6
  • rx2660
  • rx3600
  • rx6600
  • rx7640
  • rx8640

Supported HBAs: 8Gb Qlogic Fibre Channel. 16Gb Fibre Channel support is under development.

  • Management Controller: Hitachi Device Manager Storage Navigator — used for storage management
  • Storage Controller: Active/Active storage
  • Drive firmware: storage microcode version includes firmware for disks

For any further information on OS interoperability/compatibility, please contact your HDS representative.

Pure Storage Inc.

VSI OpenVMS compatible versions:

  • V8.4-1H1
  • V8.4-2
  • V8.4-2L1

Supported HPE Integrity servers:

  • BL860c i2/i4/i6
  • BL870c i2/i4/i6
  • BL890c i2/i4/i6
  • rx2800 i2/i4/i6
  • rx1600
  • rx2600
  • rx2620
  • rx2660
  • rx3600
  • rx6600
  • rx7640
  • rx8640

Supported HBAs: 8Gb Qlogic Fibre Channel. 16Gb Fibre Channel support is under development.

Purity code (firmware) version requirements: 4.7.6 or later.

Supported Pure Storage FlashArrays:

  • FA-400
  • FA-405
  • FA-420
  • FA-450
  • //m10
  • //m20
  • //m50
  • //m70
  • //X10
  • //X20
  • //X50
  • //X70
  • //X90
  • //C40
  • //C60