HP StorageWorks Virtual Array va 7000 family - Installation Guide
Table Of Contents
- Virtual Array Installation Guide
- Other Information You Will Need
- Operating Environment
- Virtual Array Configurations
- Virtual Array Enclosures
- Hardware Installation
- Configuring the Array Operating Settings
- Step 7. Change the controller default host port behavior
- Step 8. Change the controller port data rate to 2 Gbit/sec
- Step 9. Change the controller port topology
- Step 10. Change the controller loop ID
- Step 11. Change the RAID operating level of the array
- Step 12. Format the array controller enclosure
- Step 13. Power-off the array controller enclosure
- Step 14. Disconnect the RS-232 terminal
- Step 15. Connect fiber optic cables
- Step 16. Power-on all array enclosures
- Installing CommandView SDM Software
- Installing Command View SDM on HP-UX
- Installing Command View SDM on Windows
- Installing Command View SDM on Linux Red Hat
- Final Array Configuration
- Solving Installation Problems

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Installing Command View SDM on Linux Red Hat
Minimum System Requirements for Linux Red Hat
Where to Get the Latest Linux Information
For the most current supported Linux Kernel version and required patches for
CommandView SDM, refer to the web documents, “Kernel Configuration” and
“Linux Tips”. These documents and all the latest information can be found in
the Using Your Product section of the following HP support web site:
http://www.hp.com/support/cvsdm
Installation Tips.
— For the latest software updates, refer to the README file on the
HP StorageWorks
CommandView SDM
CD. The README is located in
the corresponding operating system directory.
— Before installing CommandView SDM, verify that the timezone system
environmental variable, TZ, is properly set. If the TZ variable is not
properly set before installation, the system logs may have inconsistent
date stamps. If this should occur, set the TZ variable, then stop and
restart HostAgent.
Host
■ Red Hat Linux 7.1 with kernel 2.4.2 (plus patches, see web site
mentioned below)
■ Intel Pentium III 500 MHz processor
■ RAM: 256 Mbyte
■ Video Resolution: 800x600 (for GUI)
(Recommended 1024 X 768)
■ Video Support: 64K colors or better
■ Disk Space for Logs: 16 Mbyte per 2 months
■ Disk Space: 60 Mbyte