HP Modular Smart Array FC VDS Hardware Provider administration guide (T1634-96072, May 2006)

Conﬁguration procedures

Physically install and conﬁgure the disk array and the server as described below and in the manuals for

those products. Refer to the diagram under Components for an overview of interconnections.

Conﬁguration summary

You will perform the following tasks du ring con ﬁguration:

VDS Provider Windows 2003 server:

• Install Windows 2003 Server OS.

• InstallFCHostBusAdapteranddriver.

• Connect th

e server HBA to the array using a FC switch and set up zoning (if required) .

• Install NIC card and connect to Ethernet LAN (optional).

• Install HP MPIO software if multipathing is desired.

Disk array and host:

• Connect the array to the VDS Server through the FC switch.

• Verify existing or install M PIO software license.

Important conﬁguration notes:

Administrator privileges are required for all devices and software. If you do not have administrator

privileges, the software and hardware will not communicate properly.

When using the VDS framework to create and manag e LUN s, the LUNs should be the sam e size as the

physical disk size. You can make LUNs smaller than a physical disk (or disks, if spanning multiple disks) ,

butanyspaceleftoveronthephysicaldisk(s)cannotbeused. Forexample,ifyouhavethree36

GB drives totalling 108 GB and you create a LUN of 20 GB spanning all three disks, the remaining

88 GB a

re unusable.

YoumayuseBasicMPIOwiththediskarrayandProviderserver,butyouwillnotbeabletouseVDSto

manage MPIO. Use whatever MPIO conﬁguration software you have available to manage MPIO.

Conﬁguration