System Requirements for the Huawei Storage Array

Before you configure the storage array, verify that your environment meets the system requirements.

Encryption Algorithm

The Commvault software uses libssh version 2-1.6.0 with the following algorithms:

The Huawei encryption algorithm hmac-sha2-256 is not supported.

Install the following licenses.

Snapshot Type	License
Snapshot	HyperSnap
Clone	HyperClone Smart Thin (optional for Thin Clone)

Use the following version and firmware.

Array	Version and Firmware
Huawei	Huawei OceanStor Dorado V3 Series No support for clone snapshots Huawei OceanStor V3 Converged Storage Huawei OceanStor V5 Converged Storage V300R006C00/v300R006C10/V300R006C20/V300R006C30/V300R006C50
	The Huawei OceanStor Dorado V3 Series does not support the clone feature.
vStore	V300R006C10 and more recent versions

Use one of the following protocols.

Array	Protocols
Huawei	CIFS, NFS. Support for the CIFS protocol and the NFS protocol is for network share backups only and with the Huawei OceanStor V3 models with version V300R006C00 or later versions. Fibre Channel iSCSI

Install the following software.

Array	Required Software
Huawei	Minimum version for the REST API: For OceanStor V3: V300R006C10 For OceanStor V5: V500R007C00 For Dorado V3: V300R001C00

Array

Required Software

Huawei

Minimum version for the REST API:

Operations	Port to Open
Snapshot on vStores or on the physical array	22 (SSH) and 8088, between the CommServe computer or MediaAgent and the Huawei storage array.