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7. For each new device, use the disk command to select another disk, and then repeat 1 through

8. Repeat this labeling procedure for each new device. (Use the disk command to select another

disk.)

9. When you finish labeling the disks, enter quit or press Ctrl+D to exit the format utility.

For more information, see the System Administration Guide: Devices and File Systems for your

operating system, available on the Oracle website:

http://www.oracle/com/technetwork/indexes/documentation/index.html

NOTE: Some format commands are not applicable to the EVA storage systems.

VMware

Configuring the EVA4400 with VMware host servers

To configure an EVA4400 on a VMware ESX server:

1. Using HP P6000 Command View, configure a host for one ESX server.

2. Verify that the Fibre Channel Adapters (FCAs) are populated in the world wide port name

(WWPN) list. Edit the WWPN, if necessary.

3. Set the connection type to VMware.

4. To configure additional ports for the ESX server:

a. Select a host (defined in Step 1).

b. Select the Ports tab in the Host Properties window.

c. Add additional ports for the ESX server.

5. Perform one of the following tasks to locate the WWPN:

• From the service console, enter the wwpn.pl command.

Output similar to the following is displayed:

[root@gnome7 root]# wwpn.plvmhba0: 210000e08b09402b (QLogic)

6:1:0vmhba1: 210000e08b0ace2d (QLogic) 6:2:0[root@gnome7 root]#

• Check the SCSI device information section of the /proc/scsi/qla2300/X directory,

where X is a bus instance number.

Output similar to the following is displayed:

SCSI Device Information:

scsi-qla0-adapter-node=200000e08b0b0638;

scsi-qla0-adapter-port=210000e08b0b0638;

6. Repeat this procedure for each ESX server.

Configuring an ESX server

This section provides information about configuring the ESX server.

Loading the FCA NVRAM

The FCA stores configuration information in the non-volatile RAM (NVRAM) cache. You must

download the configuration for HP Storage products.

Perform one of the following procedures to load the NVRAM:

• If you have a ProLiant blade server:

58 Configuring application servers