HP StorageWorks EVA4100 SAN Starter Kit Release Notes (5697-6819, July 2007)

Installed co
mponents
Table 3 identifies the c omponents installed on the server for each EZPilot installation c onfiguration.
Table 3 Insta
lled components
Installation configuration
Installed components
Windows Server 2003 management server
• Emulex Wind
ows Storport Miniport 1.20a7 driver
• EZPilot Man
ager 2.0
• Sun Java JR
E1.5
• Brocade EZ
SwitchSetup
• HP Comman
dViewEVA7.0
• HP EVA VDS
provider 4.01.03
• HP MPIO D
SM 2.01.00
Windows Server 2003 non-management
server
• Emulex Windows Storport Miniport 1.20a7 driver
• EZPilot Manager 2.0
• HP MPIO DSM 2.01.00
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and SUSE Linux
Enterprise Server 9 non-management servers
• Multipathin g driver: Emulex Linux 8.0.16.32 d river, Emulex
MultiPulse 2.2.22 driver module, and HBAnyware 3.2a7
• Standard driver: Emulex Linux 8.0.16.32 driver and
HBAnyware 3.2a7
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10
non-management server
• Mul
tipathing driver: Emulex Linux 8.1.6.8 driver, Emulex
Mu
ltiPulse 2.2.22 driver module, and HBAnyware 3.2a7
• St
andard driver: Emulex Linux 8.1.6.8 driver and
HB
Anyware 3.2a7
EZPilot installation prerequisites
BeforeinstallingtheEZPilotsoftware,besureto:
• Record the switch IP address, gateway, and subnet mask.
You will use this information during installation.
• Ensure that the storage system is uninitialized (the state in which it was shippe d).
If it has been inadvertently initialized, you must uninitialize it before installing EZPilot.
• Ensure that the switch is unconfigured (the state in which it was shipped) .
Do not change the default switch password.
• Remove any Emulex, Brocade, or HP StorageWorks software currently installed on the server.
System configuration recommendations
• TheHPEVA4100SANStarterKitprovidesaspecificconfiguration for implementing a SAN using
an EVA4100 storage system. This configuration provides a simp le SAN solution for Windows. The
EZPilot management software supports a broader range of configurations. Not a ll configuration
options discussed in the Emulex EZPilot User Manual apply to the HP EVA4100 SAN Starter Kit.
• If y ou require uninterrupted access to your data, add a second HP StorageWorks SAN Switch
4/8 base to create a high-availability SAN configuration. This dual fabric ensures that a switch
failure, EVA controller failure, or HBA failure will not interrupt EVA access. Contact HP for
information about ordering a second switch.
• Adding a second d isk enclosure helps to create a high-availability SAN by providing protection
against disk enclosure failure. Contact HP for information about ordering additional disk
enclosures.
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