.HP LeftHand P4000 Virtual SAN Appliance in an HP BladeSystem environment solution guide (AT459-96002, April 2009)

3. Insert the SB40c in the corresponding, adjacent enclosure slot.
4. Log in to the enclosures Onboard Administrator.
5. Select the blade that now contains the SB40c.
6. Click the iLO link for that blade.
7. Click either the Integrated Remote Console or the Remote Console.
8. Start the blade using the Virtual Devices Power button.
9. Observe the boot process and press F8 when the P200i SmartArray configuration is presented.
10. Build an array with all drives using RAID5.
11. Observe the boot process and press F8 when the P400 SmartArray configuration is presented.
12. Build an array with at least three drives using RAID5.
13. Save the array configuration.
14. Escape out of the P400 SmartArray Configuration utility.
15. Install VMware ESX Server on the new server blade on the internal hard drives.
16. Configure the VMware ESX Server.
17. Add the SB40c storage to the VMware ESX Server Storage Configuration.
18. Install the VSA as described in the Software Installation Section of this document.
Configure storage externally to an MDS600 or MSA2000sa
This configuration provides support for half-height blades only. The local, internal blade hard drives
are used for the VMware ESX Server installation. The MDS600 or MSA2000sa is used to provide
storage for the VSA.
Adding the MDS600 or MSA2000sa to an existing HP server blade loaded with
VMware ESX Server
To add the VSA solution to an existing server blade with VMware ESX Server:
1. Ensure that all Virtual Machines on the VMware ESX Server have been shutdown.
2. Shut down the VMware ESX Server.
3. Remove the server blade and install the P700m Mezzanine card in the server blade and the HP
StorageWorks 3GB SAS BL Switch in the enclosures interconnect bays. Use the following rules
for Mezzanine and interconnect bay positioning:
• c3000 Enclosure: For full-height and half-height blades, place the P700m in Mezzanine slot
two. Place the HP StorageWorks 3GB SAS BL Switches in interconnect bays three and four.
• c7000 Enclosure: For full-height and half-height blade,s place the P700m in Mezzanine slot
two. Place the HP StorageWorks 3GB SAS BL Switches in interconnect bays five and six.
4. Connect the MDS600 or MSA2000sa to the HP StorageWorks 3GB SAS BL Switches.
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