On 2015/08/06 HP released patch bundle 9.04 for Linux, HP-UX and Windows, it includes 494 changes for Windows and 439 changes for Linux.
With the new bundle some new and important features were introduced (complete list – see patch description):
- Power-On a VMware virtual machine from 3PAR snapshot or from Smart Cache (comment: feature is comparable with Veeam’s implementation)
- Live Migrate a VMware virtual machine from 3PAR snapshot or from Smart Cache (comment: feature is comparable with Veeam’s implementation)
- Support for VMware vSphere 6, VDDK 6 and VVOL’s
- Integrated backup & recovery for MySQL
- Automated Replication Synchronization between Cell Managers (comment: feature might be used by Service Providers, BaaS, Backup to the Cloud, Multi-Tenancy environments)
- Support for 3PAR Remote Copy
- Support for Lustre file system
- Improved installation process for site specific patches and test modules, improved log collection
- Support for ZDB on EMC VNX/VMAX
It is strongly recommended to read the full description of the bundle.
If you own a valid support contract you can download the patches from https://softwaresupport.hp.com. For login you need the HP Passport account.
Direct link:
– Windows – DPWINBDL_00904 – Patch Bundle