HP StorageWorks Modular Smart Array FC VDS Provider for Windows 2003 release notes (T1634-96076, February 2007)

MSA1000 firmware version 7.0
HP MPIO Basic DSM software version 1.3 or HP MPIO Full-Featured DSM software version 1.00.0 2
(requires VDS 1.1)
• MSA Active-Passive:
MS A1500 fi rmware version 5. 02
MSA1000 firmware version 4.48
HP MPIO Basic DSM software version 1.3
Installation i
nstructions
See the following manuals provided with the software for installation instructions:
• The HP StorageWorks Modular Smart Array FC VDS Hardware Provider administration guide
(T1634-96074, February 2007) covers preconfiguration, installation, a nd troubleshooting in
detail.
Important: Remove existing HP MSA FC VDS hardw ar e pr ovider software versions prior to 4.01.00 using
the Windows Add or Remove Programs control panel before you install the new software. Versions
4.01.00 and later can be updated automatically during installation.
To install:
Download the hardware provider InstallShield executable and run it. After installing, restart Virtual
Disk Ser vice.
To run the har
dware provider:
The hardware provider requires a client GUI o r CLI. A CLI is freely available as part of the Windows
2003 Resource Kit. The utility diskraid.exe provides console-based access to the hardware provider.
To remove the
hardware provider:
You can remove the hardware provider by using the hardware provider InstallShield Wizard or by using
the Windows Add or Remove Programs control panel.
Important clarification:
On pages 11 an
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administration guide (T1634-96074,February2007),itisrecommendedthatyoucreateLUNscloseto
the same size as the physical disk size to ensure there is no unusable space left over on the disk(s). If
you do use the VDS framework to m ake a LUN smaller than the physical disk size, you may be able to
use the rema
ining disk space by using a DiskRA I D or DiskPar t create command and specifying the
drive numb
er as a parameter in the command. For example If you have three 36 GB drives totalling
108 GB and y
ou create a LUN of 20 GB spanning all three disks, to create a LUN in the remaining
88 GB space
, specify the three physical disk numbers as parameters. See the Microsoft DiskRAID or
DiskPart documentation for details about the create commands.
Support and feedback:
For suppo
rt of the HP StorageWorks Modular Smart Array FC VDS Hardware Provider or HP
StorageW
orks Modular Smart Array controllers, send e-mail to [e-mail]. To provide feedback
or suggestions, send comments to [e-mail].
Compatibility/Interoperability
• The MSA VDS hardware provider does not suppor t two concurrently running client applications
that use the VDS ser vice. Running client applications concurrently may cause the hardware
provider to hang. If this o ccurs, take the following action:
1. Close the client application.
2. StoptheVDSservicebytypingnet stop vds at the c ommand line. (Click Start,clickRun,
type command,typenet stop vds in the command window, and p ress enter.)
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