HP P6000 Cluster Extension Software Installation Guide (5697-0987, June 2011)

2 Installing P6000 Cluster Extension
Software for Windows
This chapter describes the installation of P6000 Cluster Extension in MSCS environments with HP
P6000/EVA disk arrays.
This version of P6000 Cluster Extension allows you to install, uninstall, modify, and repair P6000
Cluster Extension on all of the nodes in a cluster by running the installer from one node in the cluster.
This feature is not available for performing P6000 Cluster Extension upgrade procedures. When
upgrading, you must run the installation package separately on each cluster node.
NOTE:
For information on configuring P6000 Cluster Extension in an MSCS environment, see the HP P6000
Cluster Extension Software Administrator Guide .
Prerequisites
Before installing P6000 Cluster Extension, perform the following tasks:
1. Check “General installation prerequisites” on page 9 to make sure your setup meets the general
pre-installation requirements.
2. Perform the required Windows pre-installation procedures. For instructions, see “Pre-installation
procedures” on page 11.
3. Download the P6000 Cluster Extension Software installer.
a. Browse to http://www.hp.com/go/softwaredepot.
b. Click Storage and NAS in the product category list.
c. Follow the on-screen instructions to download the installer.
Pre-installation procedures
This section describes the procedures you must perform to prepare the data centers for P6000 Cluster
Extension installation and configuration. Perform these procedures before you install P6000 Cluster
Extension.
1. Checking the IP network setup and SAN configuration, page 12
2. Installing multipath software, page 12
3. Installing and configuring the JRE, page 12
4. Installing and configuring HP P6000/EVA SMI-S on all management servers, page 13
5. Configuring the HP P6000/EVA storage system, page 13
6. Creating hosts, page 13
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