HP AD510A HP Modular Smart Array FC VDS Hardware Provider administration guide - Page 18

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Components The following hardware and software components are used with the HP Provider and an HP MSA disk array. See the Read Me file and contact HP Support for HP tested and approved components. Hardware components • HP StorageWorks MSA1000/1500 Disk Array • Windows 2003 Server: This server contains the Microsoft VDS Service and HP VDS Hardware Provider. • Fibre Channel Host bus adapter (HBA): Installs in the VDS Provider server to provide FC connection to the MSA array. VDS supports only certain Emulex and Qlogic HBAs and the SCSI Storport driver, not SCSI Miniport. • Fibre Channel switch and cabling: For connecting the VDS Provider server to the array via fabric SAN. Some arrays have a built-in switch. 18 Configuration

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Components
The following hardware and software components are used with the HP Provider and an HP MSA disk
array. See the Read Me
le and contact HP Support for HP tested and approved components.
Hardware components
HP StorageWorks MSA1000/1500 Disk Array
Windows 2003 Server:
This server contains the Microsoft VDS Service and HP VDS Hardware
Provider.
Fibre Channel Host bus adapter (HBA):
Installs in the VDS Provider server to provide FC
connection to the MSA array. VDS supports only certain Emulex and Qlogic HBAs and the SCSI
Storport driver, not SCSI Miniport.
Fibre Channel switch and cabling:
For connecting the VDS Provider server to the array via fabric
SAN. Some arrays have a built-in switch.
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guration