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

About this guide

This guide provides information about:

• Supported configurations for the HP LeftHand P4000 Virtual SAN Appliance in an HP BladeSystem

Environment

• Installing hardware and software on the HP LeftHand P4000 Virtual SAN Appliance in an HP

BladeSystem Environment

Intended audience

This guide is intended for users with knowledge of:

• Storage area networks

• Basic operating system commands and utilities

Prerequisites

Prerequisites for installing this product include:

• c-Class blade infrastructure

• HP VSA Server Blade(s) for VMware ESX 3.5 U3 or later, or VMware 3.5i U3 or later server(s)

• VMware ESX 3.5 U3 or later or VMware 3.5i U3 or later licenses

NOTE:

Further references to VMware ESX Server are equivalent to VMware ESX Server 3.5 U3 or later or

VMware ESXi Server.

HP LeftHand P4000 VSA for VMWare ESX Storage options discussed in this guide include:

• Local blade storage

• HP StorageWorks SB40c Storage Blade

• HP StorageWorks MDS600

• HP StorageWorks MSA2000sa