Owner's manual

2 Enterprise Virtu al Array startup

This chapter describes the procedures necessary to complete the installation and conﬁguration of the

Enterprise Virtual Array. When these procedures are complete, you can begin using your storage sy stem.

NOTE:

InstallationoftheEnterpriseVirtualArrayshouldbedoneonlybyanHPauthorizedservice

representative. The information in this chapter provides an overview of the steps involved in the

installation and conﬁguration of the storage system.

This chapter consists of:

• Storage system connections

• Procedures for getting started

• Gathering information

• Setting up the storage system hardware

• Entering data using the Operator Control Panel (OCP)

• Installing HP Command View EVA

EVA8000 storage system connections

Figure 2 shows how the storage system is connected to other components of the storage solution.

• The HSV210 controllers connect via four host ports (FP1, FP2, FP3, and FP4) to the Fibre Channel

fabrics. The hosts that will access the storage system are connected to the same fabrics.

• The HP Command View EVA management host also connects to the fabric.

• The controllers connect through two loop pairs to the drive enclosures. Each loop pair consists of

two independent loops, each capable of managing all the disks should one loop fail. Four FC

loop switches a re used to connect the controllers to the disk enclosures.

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