User's Manual

1. Obtain the VAAI Plug-in software package and save to a local folder on the target VMware
host:
a. Go to the HP Support Downloads website at http://www.hp.com/support/downloads.
b. Navigate through the display to locate and then download the HP EVA P6000 Software
Plug-in for VMware VAAI to a temporary folder on the server. (Example folder location:
/root/vaaip)
2. Enter maintenance mode.
Enter a command using the following syntax:
vicfg-hostops.pl --server Host_IP_Address --username
User_Name--password Account_Password -o enter
3. Install the VAAI Plug-in using vihostupdate.
Enter a command using the following syntax:
vihostupdate.pl --server Host_IP_Address --username User_Name
--password Account_Password --bundle
hp_vaaip_p6000_offline-bundle-xyz --install
4. Restart the target VMware host.
Enter a command using the following syntax:
vicfg-hostops.pl --server Host_IP_Address --username
User_Name--password Account_Password -o reboot -f
5. Exit maintenance mode.
Enter a command using the following syntax:
vicfg-hostops.pl --server Host_IP_Address --username
User_Name--password Account_Password -o exit
6. Verify the claimed VAAI device.
a. Check for new HP P6000 claim rules.
Enter a command using the following syntax:
esxcli --server Host_IP_Address --username User_Name --password
Account_Password corestorage claimrule list –c VAAI
The return display will be similar to the following:
Rule Class Rule Class Type Plugin Matches
VAAI 5001 runtime vendor hp_vaaip_p6000 vendor=HP model=HSV
VAAI 5001 file vendor hp_vaaip_p6000 vendor=HP model=HSV
b. Check for claimed storage devices.
List all devices claimed by the VAAI Plug-in.
Enter a command using the following syntax:
esxcli --server Host_IP_Address --username User_Name --password
Account_Password vaai device list
The return display will be similar to the following:
naa.600c0ff00010e1cbc7523f4d01000000
Device Display Name: HP iSCSI Disk (naa.600c0ff00010e1cbc7523f4d01000000)
VAAI Plugin Name: hp_vaaip_p6000
naa.600c0ff000da030b521bb64b01000000
Device Display Name: HP Fibre Channel Disk (naa.600c0ff000da030b521bb64b01000000)
VAAI Plugin Name: hp_vaaip_p6000
c. Check the VAAI status on the storage devices. For more information about VAAI device
status values, see Table 17 (page 64) .
Use the vCenter Management Station as listed in the following section.
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