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Testing connections to the EVA, Adding hosts, Creating and presenting virtual disks

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Testing connections to the EVA After installing the FCAs, you can create and test connections between the host server and the EVA. For all operating systems, you must: • Add hosts • Create and present virtual disks • Verify virtual disks from the hosts The following sections provide information that applies to all operating systems. For OS-specific details, see the applicable operating system section. Adding hosts To add hosts using HP P6000 Command View: 1. Retrieve and note the worldwide names (WWNs) for each FCA on your host. You need this information to select the host FCAs in HP P6000 Command View. 2. Use HP P6000 Command View to add the host and each FCA installed in the host system. NOTE: To add hosts using HP P6000 Command View, you must add each FCA installed in the host. Select Add Host to add the first adapter. To add subsequent adapters, select Add Port. Ensure that you add a port for each active FCA. 3. Select the applicable operating system for the host mode. Table 16 Select the host mode for the applicable operating system Operating System HP-UX IBM AIX Linux Mac OS X OpenVMS Oracle Solaris VMware Windows Citrix Xen Server Host mode selection HP-UX IBM AIX Linux Linux OVMS Sun Solaris VMware Microsoft Windows Microsoft Windows 2008 Linux 4. Check the Host folder in the navigation pane of HP P6000 Command View to verify that the host FCAs are added. NOTE: More information about HP P6000 Command View is available at the following website: http://www.hp.com/support/manuals. Click Storage Software under Storage, and then select HP P6000 Command View software under Storage Device Management Software. Creating and presenting virtual disks To create and present virtual disks to the host server: 50 Configuring application servers

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Testing connections to the EVA
After installing the FCAs, you can create and test connections between the host server and the
EVA. For all operating systems, you must:
•
Add hosts
•
Create and present virtual disks
•
Verify virtual disks from the hosts
The following sections provide information that applies to all operating systems. For OS-specific
details, see the applicable operating system section.
Adding hosts
To add hosts using HP P6000 Command View:
1.
Retrieve and note the worldwide names (WWNs) for each FCA on your host.
You need this information to select the host FCAs in HP P6000 Command View.
2.
Use HP P6000 Command View to add the host and each FCA installed in the host system.
NOTE:
To add hosts using HP P6000 Command View, you must add each FCA installed in
the host. Select
Add Host
to add the first adapter. To add subsequent adapters, select
Add
Port
. Ensure that you add a port for each active FCA.
3.
Select the applicable operating system for the host mode.
Table 16 Select the host mode for the applicable operating system
Host mode selection
Operating System
HP-UX
HP-UX
IBM AIX
IBM AIX
Linux
Linux
Linux
Mac OS X
OVMS
OpenVMS
Sun Solaris
Oracle Solaris
VMware
VMware
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows 2008
Windows
Linux
Citrix Xen Server
4.
Check the Host folder in the navigation pane of HP P6000 Command View to verify that the
host FCAs are added.
NOTE:
More information about HP P6000 Command View is available at the following
website:
h
t
tp://w
w
w
.hp
.co
m/su
ppo
r
t/man
uals
. Click
Storage Software
under Storage, and
then select
HP P6000 Command View software
under Storage Device Management Software.
Creating and presenting virtual disks
To create and present virtual disks to the host server:
50
Configuring application servers