HP EVA P6000 Storage - Manual (Page 5)

Updating the AlphaServer console code, Integrity Server console code, and Fibre Channel FCA
firmware...........................................................................................................................58
Verifying the Fibre Channel adapter software installation........................................................58
Console LUN ID and OS unit ID...........................................................................................59
Adding OpenVMS hosts.....................................................................................................59
Scanning the bus...............................................................................................................60
Configuring virtual disks from the OpenVMS host...................................................................61
Setting preferred paths.......................................................................................................61
Oracle Solaris........................................................................................................................61
Loading the operating system and software...........................................................................62
Configuring FCAs with the Oracle SAN driver stack...............................................................62
Configuring Emulex FCAs with the lpfc driver....................................................................62
Configuring QLogic FCAs with the qla2300 driver.............................................................64
Fabric setup and zoning.....................................................................................................65
Oracle StorEdge Traffic Manager (MPxIO)/Oracle Storage Multipathing..................................65
Configuring with Veritas Volume Manager............................................................................66
Configuring virtual disks from the host...................................................................................67
Verifying virtual disks from the host..................................................................................68
Labeling and partitioning the devices...............................................................................69
VMware................................................................................................................................70
Configuring the EVA with VMware host servers......................................................................70
Configuring an ESX server ..................................................................................................70
Setting the multipathing policy........................................................................................71
Verifying virtual disks from the host.......................................................................................73
HP P6000 EVA Software Plug-in for VMware VAAI.................................................................73
System prerequisites......................................................................................................73
Enabling vSphere Storage API for Array Integration (VAAI).................................................73
Installing the VAAI Plug-in...............................................................................................74
Installation overview.................................................................................................74
Installing the HP EVA VAAI Plug-in using ESX host console utilities...................................75
Installing the HP VAAI Plug-in using vCLI/vMA.............................................................76
Installing the VAAI Plug-in using VUM.........................................................................78
Uninstalling the VAAI Plug-in...........................................................................................80
Uninstalling VAAI Plug-in using the automated script (hpeva.pl).......................................80
Uninstalling VAAI Plug-in using vCLI/vMA (vihostupdate)...............................................80
Uninstalling VAAI Plug-in using VMware native tools (esxupdate)....................................81
4 Replacing array components......................................................................82
Customer self repair (CSR).......................................................................................................82
Parts-only warranty service..................................................................................................82
Best practices for replacing hardware components......................................................................82
Component replacement videos...........................................................................................82
Verifying component failure.................................................................................................82
Identifying the spare part....................................................................................................82
Replaceable parts...................................................................................................................83
Replacing the failed component................................................................................................85
Replacement instructions..........................................................................................................85
5 iSCSI or iSCSI/FCoE configuration rules and guidelines................................87
iSCSI or iSCSI/FCoE module rules and supported maximums ......................................................87
HP P6000 Command View and iSCSI or iSCSI/FCoE module management rules and guidelines......87
HP P63x0/P65x0 EVA storage system software..........................................................................87
Fibre Channel over Ethernet switch and fabric support.................................................................87
Operating system and multipath software support.......................................................................90
iSCSI initiator rules, guidelines, and support ..............................................................................91
General iSCSI initiator rules and guidelines ..........................................................................91
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