installation and reference guide HP MPIO Full Featured DSM for MSA1000/1500 (Active-Active) Disk Arrays 3.02.00 (AA-RW8AF-TE, March 2009)

Table 2 lists the information you need before installing the HP MPIO MSA DSM.
Table 2 Snapshot of pre-installation checklist
Task
Check the contents of the HP MPIO MSA 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 [phone].
Obtain and review the most current versions of the following documents:
• HP MPIO Full Featured DSM for MSA1000/1500 (Active-Active) Disk Arrays release notes
• Installation and configuration information for your system, available at the following website:
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ttp://www.hp.com/country/us/eng/prodserv/storage.html
• Supported SAN topologies for HP MPIO MSA DSM, as defined and described in the HP
StorageWorks SAN design reference guideavailable at the following website:
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ttp://h18006.www1.hp.com/products/storageworks/san/documentation.html
Installing HP MPIO MSA DSM
You can install HP MPIO MSA 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 MSA DSM on the following configurations:
• Installing HP MPIO MSA DSM on a stand-alone system
• Installing HP MPIO MSA DSM on a clustered system
Installing HP MPIO MSA DSM on a stand-alone system
You can install the HP MPIO MSA 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 MSA1000/1500 (Active-Active)
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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