8.5 HP StorageWorks P4000 VSA Installation and Configuration Guide (TA688-96017, September 2010)

3 Installing the P4000 VSA for Hyper-V
The evaluation HP StorageWorks P4000 VSA for Hyper-V is pre-formatted for use with Microsoft®
Windows® Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V™. Install the VSA for Hyper-V on a Windows Server 2008
configured with redundant RAID. To continue using the VSA after the trial period has ended, you must
purchase a license key. After you apply the license key, your configuration can be used as is in a
production environment, or reconfigured if necessary.
Supported versions of Microsoft® Windows® Server
NOTE:
All operating systems listed are 64–bit. Hyper-V VSA is supported on 64–bit systems only.
• Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2
• Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard
• Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise
• Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter
• Windows Server 2008 R2 Server Core
• Windows Server 2008 SP2, except for Core, which is not supported
Prerequisites
• Hyper-V role installed and running.
• Available drive space of up to 10 TB for Hyper-V. HP StorageWorks recommends installing Hyper-
V on top of a redundant RAID configuration. Do not use RAID 0.
• At least 1 GB of memory reserved for each virtual machine planned.
• A single virtual CPU with at least 2000 MHz reserved.
• Have a Gigabit Ethernet or internal network environment.
• Designate a host name for the VSA.
• Plan the network configuration, including an IP address, subnet mask, and gateway for the
VSA, or use DHCP.
• Define the install paths for the Hyper-V virtual machine and the virtual hard disks.
• Ensure the following hotfixes are applied before beginning the installation: KB 979711, KB
975530, KB 981836.
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