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2 HPTechnologyServicesaregovernedbytheapplicableHPtermsandconditionsofserviceprovidedorindicatedtoCustomeratthetimeofpurchase.
Table 1. Servicefeatures(continue)
Feature Delivery specications
•DepositandlicenseactivationoftheHPMSASnapshotsoftwareincluded
withtheproduct;implementationofseparateHPVolumeCopy,Snapshot,
orRemoteSnapshotsoftwareisexcludedfromthisservice
•BriefdiscussionwiththeCustomertodescribearraycongurationoptions
•ImplementationofanarraycongurationdesigndenedbytheCustomer,
providedtheCustomer’sdesigndoesnotexceedtheproductspecication
limits
•Creationofcongurationdocumentation
Theserviceincludesconnectionofuptofourhoststotal,inany
combinationofFibreChannel,SAS,oriSCSIprotocols.
ForaFibreChannelandSASinterconnect,iftheCustomerdoesnothave
apreexistingstorageinterconnectenvironment,theservicespecialistwill
implementanewone,uptoamaximumsizeof16ports,intowhichtheHP
MSAsystemwillbeintegrated.
Fornewstorageinterconnectenvironments,theimplementationwill
includeFibreChanneland/orSASswitchinstallationandracking,and
anyconguration/zoningnecessarytoprovidetherequiredconnectivity
betweentheHPMSAandanyassociatedhosts.(Anyhardwareand
softwareproductsneededtoconstructthenewstorageinterconnect
environmentmustbesuppliedbytheCustomer.)
•Forstandaloneservers,deploymentislimitedtoamaximum:
– InstallationofuptotwoFibreChanneland/orSASswitches
– InstallationofuptotwoHBAsperinstalledphysicalhost
– Congurationofmultipathsoftwareinstances(eitherHPbranded
ordistributedandsupportedbyHP,suchasMicrosoft®MultipathI/O
(MPIO),QLogicfailover,etc.)foreachinstalledphysicalhost
•Forserverblades,deploymentincludes:
– InstallationofuptotwobladeFibreChanneland/orSASswitchesand
installationofassociatedmezzaninecardsinasinglebladeenclosure
– Congurationofmultipathsoftwareinstances(eitherHPbrandedor
distributedandsupportedbyHP,suchasMPIO,QLogicfailover,etc.)for
eachinstalledphysicalhost
ForaniSCSIinterconnect,theservicespecialistwillconnecttheHPMSA/
P2000arrayintoanexistingoperationalEthernetnetworkenvironment
suppliedbytheCustomerintowhichtheHPMSA/P2000systemwillbe
integrated.
Forneworexistingstandaloneservers,theimplementationislimited
toiSCSIcongurationtasksontheHPMSA/P2000arrayandiSCSIhost
initiatorsontheinstalledphysicalhost.TheCustomermustensureprior
networkconnectivitybetweentheHPP2000targetandiSCSIhosts.
Forneworexistingbladeenvironments,theimplementationislimited
toiSCSIcongurationtasksontheHPMSA/P2000arrayandiSCSIhost
initiatorsontheinstalledphysicalhost.TheCustomermustensureprior
networkconnectivitybetweentheHPMSA/P2000targetandiSCSIhosts,
includingcongurationofthebladeenclosure’sEthernetnetwork.
Installation verication
tests (IVT)
Thisserviceincludestheappropriateinstallationvericationtests,
including,butnotlimitedto,power-onself-tests(POSTs)andvisibilityof
LUNstotargethostsviamultipathsoftware,ifinstalled.
Customer orientation
session
Thisservicewillprovideuptoaone-hourcustomerorientationsessionon
theinstalledHPMSA/P2000system.Theorientationsessionisinformal,
istypicallyconductedatamanagementconsolewithselectedmembers
oftheCustomer’ssta,andisnotintendedasaclassroomactivityor
substituteforformalproducttraining.
Theorientationmayincludethefollowing:
•Reviewofthecongurationdocumentationthatoutlinesthestorage
virtualdiskdesignandrelatedhosttopology
•Highlightsofthebasicoperationofarraymanagement
•VericationthattheCustomercanlocateandaccessproductdocuments
•Abriefquestionandanswerforum
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