8x00 family of Disk Arrays 3.02.00 (AA-RW7SL-TE, March 2009)

Table 2 lists the information you need before installing the HP MPIO EVA DSM.

Table 2 Snapshot of pre-installation checklist

Task

Check the contents of the HP MPIO EVA DSM kit and the Fibre Channel hardware to ensure nothing is

missing. If you are missing any component, contact your account representative, or call the HP Customer

Service hotline at (800) 354-9000.

Obtain and review the most current versions of the following documents:

• HP MPIO Full Featured DSM for EVA4x00/6x00/8x00 family of Disk Arrays release notes

• Installation and configuration information for your system, available at the following website: h

ttp:/

/www.hp.com/country/us/eng/prodserv/storage.html

• Supported SAN topologies for HP MPIO EVA DSM, as defined and described in the HP StorageWorks

SAN design reference guideavailable at the following website: h

ttp://h18006.www1.hp.com/

products/storageworks/san/documentation.html

Installing HP MPIO EVA DSM

You can install HP MPIO EVA DSM on a stand-alone system or on a clustered system. The installation

procedure depends on the current configuration of your system.

This section describes how to install HP MPIO EVA DSM on the following configurations:

• Installing HP MPIO EVA DSM on a stand-alone system

• Installing HP MPIO EVA DSM on a clustered system

Installing HP MPIO EVA DSM on a stand-alone system

You can install the HP MPIO EVA DSM software prior to connecting to the hardware. To install on a

stand-alone system, complete the following steps:

1. Complete the pre-installation checklist (Table 2) and the pre-installation procedure, see Preparing

for installation.

2. Ensure that only a single path is connected to the storage devices.

3. Run Launch.exe from the installation location.

4. In the launch window, click Install HP MPIO Full Featured DSM for EVA4x00/6x00/8x00 family

of Disk Arrays.

5. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.

6. Restart the system.

7. Add the redundant paths to the storage devices.

NOTE:

For Microsoft Windows Server 2008 – Server Core (x86 and x64), you can run Launch.exe from

the installation location, using the command prompt.

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