HP StorageWorks 3000/5000 Enterprise Virtual Array connectivity for VMware installation and reference guide (5697-7046, November 2007)

$ esxcfg-update <patch-name>

NOTE:

There may be multiple patches in each directory. You must issue the update command against each

patch individually.

Conﬁguring the EVA3000/5000 in VMware host servers

The section provides information to help you conﬁgure EVA3000/5000 storage systems in VMware

host servers.

NOTE:

Typically, the adapter that conne cts the host server to the fabric is called a host bus adapter (HBA). The

HBA connected to the EVA is called a Fibre Channel adapter (FCA). The adapter is referred to as a Fibre

Channel host bus adapter (FC HBA) in other related documents.

To conﬁ gure an EVA3000/5000 on a VMware host server:

1. Use HP Command View EVA to conﬁg ure one host for each VMware server.

NOTE:

Do not add additional host entries for servers with more than one FCA.

2. Ensure that all F CA s appear in the world wide por t name (WWPN) list. Adjust the WWPN

list ma nually, if necessary.

3. Set the host connection type as follows:

• ForVCS3.x,setthehostconnectiontypetoCustom with a value of 000000002200282E.

• For VCS 4.x, set the host connection type to VM ware.

4. Add a por t to the host ser ver deﬁned in step 1.

5. Use one of the following commands to locate the WWPN:

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

• During p ower-on self-test (POST), enter the FastUtil command.

NOTE:

Anumberedﬁle contains conﬁguration settings (including the WWPN), and other status information

for each FCA on the server. The WWPN is listed in the SCSI device information se ction as

scsi-qla2-adapter-port.

Conﬁguring the VMware host server

This section provides information about conﬁg uring the host server.

Loading the FCA NVRAM

The FCA stores conﬁguration information in the nonvolatile RAM (NVRAM) cache. You must d ownload

the conﬁguration for HP StorageWorks products.

Perform one of the following to load the NVR AM:

• If you have a ProLiant blade server:

Host connectivity