HP StorageWorks Tru64 UNIX Kit V3.0B for Enterprise Virtual Array Installation and Configuration Guide (AA-RUGPB-TE, October 2003)

Understanding the Enterprise Virtual Array
14 Tru64 UNIX Kit V3.0B for Enterprise Virtual Array Installation and Configuration Guide
Note: Unless otherwise specified, all references to either an HSV110 controller or
HSV110 controller pair should be interpreted as the HSV110 or HSV100 controller.
Storage Configuration
All complex choices regarding physical disk usage, previously made manually,
are now performed by the software. The end result is overall better performance
and less intervention.
The Command View EVA software automatically makes complex choices about
physical disk usage. Virtual disks are created behind the scenes with this software.
You make relatively simple choices regarding virtual disk capacity, which host to
present to, and the level of redundancy.
The following list provides an overview of the storage configuration process for
the Enterprise Virtual Array:
1. Initialize the storage system.
2. Create disk groups.
3. Add hosts to the storage system.
4. Create virtual disks.
5. Present virtual disks to hosts.
For more information on setting up the Enterprise Virtual Array, see the
Enterprise Virtual Array User Guide and the Command View EVA online help
system.