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Validate the Fibre Channel Connection, Con Multipath I/O (MPIO), Install and Start Host Explorer

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http://www.hp.com/storage/spock Use your HP Passport account to log onto SPOCK. If you do not have an HP Passport account, you can register for a free account on SPOCK. 3. Click Next. Validate the Fibre Channel Connection 1. Select the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage system for which you want to validate the Fibre Channel connection. 2. Click Validate. If SmartStart cannot find a Fibre Channel connection, or can only find one Fibre Channel connection, SmartStart enables you to configure ports on the HP 3PAR storage system. If you are only able to configure and validate one Fibre Channel connection, you can still configure the Fibre Channel host. CAUTION: The redundancy of two Fibre Channel connections, each connected to a different HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage system node, creates connection stability and allows for future rolling upgrades to the HP 3PAR storage system. If you are using only one supported Fibre Channel connection and that connection fails, the host will not be able to access (read from or write data to) the HP 3PAR storage system. NOTE: To configure more than two Fibre Channel connections, use the HP 3PAR Management Console. To install the Management Console, go to SmartStart wizard Step 6, Install the Management Console. 3. Click Next. Configure Multipath I/O (MPIO) Multipath I/O helps ensure the stability of the connection between the host and HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage systems. 1. Click Configure. 2. If the wizard displays the Reboot when finished checkbox, select it. In order to complete this MPIO configuration, the wizard will reboot the host system at the end of the Fibre Channel host configuration process. If the MPIO device ID is already configured on the host system, the wizard does not display the Reboot when finished checkbox. 3. Click Next. Troubleshooting Task Completion If SmartStart displays the message Failed to validate whether the current Windows task is complete, click Configure again. If the problem persists, contact HP support. For more information, see "Support and Other Resources" (page 53). Install and Start Host Explorer 1. (Optional) To install HP 3PAR Host Explorer, click Install. Host Explorer helps you discover and manage host system paths. If you do not install Host Explorer, you must manually manage host paths. For more information, see "The Host Explorer Software Agent" (page 40). 2. Click Next. Configure the Fibre Channel Host 23

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Use your HP Passport account to log onto SPOCK. If you do not have an HP Passport account,
you can register for a free account on SPOCK.
3.
Click
Next
.
Validate the Fibre Channel Connection
1.
Select the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage system for which you want to validate the Fibre Channel
connection.
2.
Click
Validate
.
If SmartStart cannot find a Fibre Channel connection, or can only find one Fibre Channel
connection, SmartStart enables you to configure ports on the HP 3PAR storage system.
If you are only able to configure and validate one Fibre Channel connection, you can still
configure the Fibre Channel host.
CAUTION:
The redundancy of two Fibre Channel connections, each connected to a different
HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage system node, creates connection stability and allows for future
rolling upgrades to the HP 3PAR storage system.
If you are using only one supported Fibre Channel connection and that connection fails, the
host will not be able to access (read from or write data to) the HP 3PAR storage system.
NOTE:
To configure more than two Fibre Channel connections, use the HP 3PAR Management
Console. To install the Management Console, go to
SmartStart wizard
Step 6,
Install the
Management Console
.
3.
Click
Next
.
Configure Multipath I/O (MPIO)
Multipath I/O helps ensure the stability of the connection between the host and HP 3PAR StoreServ
Storage systems.
1.
Click
Configure
.
2.
If the wizard displays the
Reboot when finished
checkbox, select it. In order to complete this
MPIO configuration, the wizard will reboot the host system at the end of the Fibre Channel
host configuration process.
If the MPIO device ID is already configured on the host system, the wizard does not display
the
Reboot when finished
checkbox.
3.
Click
Next
.
Troubleshooting Task Completion
If SmartStart displays the message
Failed to validate whether the current Windows task is complete
,
click
Configure
again.
If the problem persists, contact HP support. For more information, see
“Support and Other Resources”
(page 53)
.
Install and Start Host Explorer
1.
(Optional) To install HP 3PAR Host Explorer, click
Install
.
Host Explorer helps you discover and manage host system paths. If you do not install Host
Explorer, you must manually manage host paths. For more information, see
“The Host Explorer
Software Agent” (page 40)
.
2.
Click
Next
.
Configure the Fibre Channel Host
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