Due to somewhat popular demand here's another post detailing the steps for somewhat successfully installing HP P6000 Command View Simulator on Windows 7 x64. It can be a bitch. The older post is from 2011 with CV 9.4, this one also has PA - performance advisory bundled. Download: http://software …

This post is created upon request by a reader. May or may not be needed for the P6000 Simulator. It is however required when you install the real HP P6000 Command View. First you need to get into 'Computer Management', do this by right-clicking on 'My Computer'. Then click your …

https://h20392.www2.hp.com/portal/swdepot/displayProductInfo.do?productNumber=P6000EVASimulator Command View EVA is HP's web based management tool for their EVA/P6000 products. It's been looking the same for quite some time except the quite old ones. It's simple to use compared to other management softwares but sure …

The P6000 firmware XCS 10000000 is out, or has been for a while now. You can find it on http://software.hp.com or the link above. The Command View 9.4 release notes are here. Extra nice stuff (besides the obvious ones like new hw support): HDD upgrades via …

http://h30499.www3.hp.com/t5/Storage-Area-Networks-SAN/XCS-10-000-00/m-p/4789795 2011-07-12: Updated with new link to new HP ITRC forum. Also it looks like VAAI is not implemented in this firmware. Some more news! With Google Translate: "Under the new EVA was also the XCS software updated and is now …

On theregister there was recently a post that maybe HP will announce the new EVA's in Vegas in June - the P6000. I just opened a discussion on the ITRC forum, maybe we'll see some more posts there. I myself am hoping for some thin provisioning or why not SAS backends …