HP 353803-B22 HP StorageWorks 8Gb Simple SAN Connection Kit quick start instru - Page 1

HP StorageWorks 8Gb Simple SAN Connection Kit quick start instructions Congratulations on your purchase of the 8Gb Simple SAN Connection Kit. This document provides procedures for installing the kit components, including the HP StorageWorks 8/20q Fibre Channel Switch, the host bus adapters (HBAs), and the HP StorageWorks Simple SAN Connection Manager (Simple SAN Connection Manager) software bundle on a Windows or Linux system. © Copyright 2008-2009 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. Fifth edition: July 2009 Product names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective companies. The information in this document is subject to change without notice. Microsoft and Windows are U.S. registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Java is a U.S. trademark of Sun Microsystems, Inc. Printed in the U.S. www.hp.com *5697-0082* Verify contents and requirements 1. Verify the package contents. The 8Gb Simple SAN Connection Kit is shipped with the following items and quantities: • One quick start instructions (this document) • One Read-Me-First document • One End User License Agreement (EULA) • One HP StorageWorks 8/20q Fibre Channel Switch Rack-Mount Kit quick start installation instructions • One HP StorageWorks Simple SAN Connection Manager software CD, which includes HP Enterprise Virtual Array (EVA) Management, Modular Smart Array (MSA) Management, and other related software components • One HP StorageWorks 8/20q Fibre Channel Switch • One HP StorageWorks 8/20q Fibre Channel Switch Rack-Mount Kit • Four rubber mounting feet for the HP StorageWorks 8/20q Fibre Channel Switch (for desktop placement, if you are not using the rack-mount kit) • Ten 8 Gb shortwave fiber optic transceivers • Six 5m LC-LC Multi-Mode Fibre Channel (FC) cables • Four 8 Gb HP StorageWorks 81Q PCI Express (PCIe) Fibre Channel HBAs (PCIe x8 physical connector) • Four low-profile HBA mounting brackets • One standard power cord • One HP Power Distribution Unit (PDU) power cable • One serial cable 2. Verify that the server running your management software (management station) meets the following minimum requirements for supporting the software (including Simple SAN Connection Manager and other HP software): • Operating system: • Windows Server 2003 R2 x64/x86 with SP2 and Microsoft hotfix QFE932755 (updated Storport storage driver). The update is available on the Microsoft website: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/932755. • Windows Server 2008 x64/x86 with SP1 or later. • 512 MB of memory • 200 MB of disk space • One 2.0 GHz processor • One CD-ROM drive • One Ethernet port • One or more PCIe slots for the HP StorageWorks 81Q PCIe FC HBA (or other supported QLogic FC HBA) • Java Runtime Environment (JRE) x86 1.5 or later Page 1