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2 working with hp p6000 smartstart, Hp p6000 smartstart features – HP P6000 SmartStart Storage Software User Manual

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2 Working with HP P6000 SmartStart

HP P6000 SmartStart features

HP P6000 SmartStart is a DVD/CD-based wizard that helps you configure your HP P6000 SAN
and provision and mount storage volumes on your servers. The media kit includes a DVD for use
with Windows servers and a CD for use with Linux servers. Both disks provide the same features,
except as noted below.

When you insert a disk in a server, the wizard provides the following options:

Configure an FC application server

Create a Fibre Channel

application server

or check the configuration of an existing application

server.

Check Fibre Channel access software on the server. Use the wizard to install the software,
if necessary.

Check server registration with HP P6000 Command View. Use the wizard to register the
server, if necessary.

Configure an iSCSI application server (Windows only)

Create an iSCSI

application server

or check the configuration of an existing application server.

Check SCSI storage access software on the server. Use the wizard to install the software,
if necessary.

Check server registration with HP P6000 Command View. Use the wizard to register the
server, if necessary.

Configure HP P6000 EVA management server using HP P6000 Command View software
(Windows only)

Create a storage

management server

or check the configuration of an existing management

server.

Check Fibre Channel hardware and software.

Check HP P6000 Command View software. Use the wizard to install the software, if
necessary.

Check Windows security credentials, or use the wizard to establish security credentials
for accessing HP P6000 Command View.

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