Windows PerfectPath Promise Multipath Driver PerfectPath 4.1.0.12 Release Notes For use with: E-Class SR6.3 Release (10.18.2270.00) or later A-Class SR3.3 Release (1.16.0000.00) or later E-5000 SR1 Release (11.03.0000.00) or later D-5000 SR1.1 Release (13.02.0000.05) or later EFA5310 FCS Release (11.03.0000.00) or later R-2000 SR2.5 Release (1.05.0000.12) or later Version 1.02 Note: These Release Notes include important upgrade information if you are currently using Windows Server 2008 PerfectPath is multipathing software designed for use with PROMISE VTrak E-Class, E-5000, EFA5310 and Vess R-2000 RAID subsystem products and A-Class SAN Filesystem products. The following Windows OS’s are supported: Vendor Platform Microsoft Type Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 x64 Windows Server 2012 R2 x64 Caution: The PerfectPath 4.1.0.12 does not yet support Windows Server 2016. Instructions on the installation and use of PerfectPath for Windows can be found in the Appendix of the Promise E-Class Product manual. Note: For the E-Class, E-5000, EFA5310, R-2000 and A-Class, the following Operating Systems have their multipath driver imbedded: Vendor Apple Platform Type Multipath OS X 10.7 x64 Included in OS OS X 10.8 x64 Included in OS OS X 10.9 x64 Included in OS OS X 10.10 x64 Included in OS OS X 10.11 x64 Included in OS Mac OS 10.12 x64 Included in OS Note: For the A-Class, the following versions of Promise Client for Windows contain their own embedded multipath drivers: Vendor Microsoft Platform Type Multipath Windows 7 x64 Included in Client Windows 7 SP1 x64 Included in Client Windows 8 x64 Included in Client Windows 10 x64 Included in Client NOTE: If you are using Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 SP1, you may need to install a Windows Hotfix and/or Service Pack to support Secure Hash Algorithm SHA-256 that is used by PerfectPath 4.01.0000.12. Operating System Windows Server 2012 Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Windows Server 2008 R2 Windows Server 2008 SP2 Windows Server 2008 Instructions to support SHA-256 No update needed install KB3033929 if your system doesn't support SHA-256 install Service Pack 1 first, then install KB3033929 HotFix install KB2763674 if your system doesn't support SHA-256 install Service Pack 2 first, then install KB2763674 HotFix You can download the KB’s from links below: 2008SP2 x86 and x64: (KB2763674) https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2763674 2008R2SP1: (KB3033929) https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3033929 Changes since the PerfectPath 4.1.0.11 Release Ref. # Description n/a 238712 242403 Change to the new Promise logo. Show more detail info of multipath state. Fixed a bug where Windows often bugcheck when created more than 32 iSCSI sessions. Fixed a bug caused by rescanning a LUN after volume / pool deletion. 242025
