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EZPilot installation prerequisites, System configuration recommendations, Table 3 Installed components - storage

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Table 3 Installed components Installation configuration Windows management server Windows non-management server Linux non-management server Installed components • Emulex Windows Storport driver • EZPilot Manager • Sun Java JRE 1.5 • Brocade WebToolsEZ • HP Command View EVA 6.0.2 • HP EVA VDS provider • HP MPIO software • Emulex Windows Storport driver (Server 2003) • HBAnyware 3.0 • HP MPIO software • MultiPulse 2.1 (which includes Emulex Linux 8.0.16.21 driver), Emulex 2.1.6 MultiPulse driver module, HBAnyware 2.1a35 (multipathing driver for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9) • Emulex Linux 8.0.16.21 driver with HBAnyware 2.1a35 (standard driver for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9) EZPilot installation prerequisites Before installing the EZPilot software, be sure to: • Record the switch IP address, gateway, and subnet mask. You will use this information during installation. • Uninitialize the storage system. If it has been initialized, you must uninitialize it before installing EZPilot. • Verify that the switch configuration (including the default password) has not been changed from the factory default. • Remove any Emulex or Brocade software installed on the server. • Remove any MPIO software installed on the server. System configuration recommendations • The HP EVA4000 SAN Starter Kit provides a specific configuration for implementing a SAN using an EVA4000 storage system. This configuration provides a simple SAN solution for Windows. The EZPilot management software supports a broader range of configurations. Not all configuration options discussed in the Emulex EZPilot User Manual apply to the HP EVA4000 SAN Starter Kit. • If you require uninterrupted access to your data, add a second HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 4/8 base to create a high-availability SAN configuration. This dual fabric ensures that a switch failure, EVA controller failure, or HBA failure will not interrupt EVA access. Contact HP for information about ordering a second switch. • Adding a second disk enclosure helps to create a high-availability SAN by providing protection against disk enclosure failure. Contact HP for information about ordering additional disk enclosures. • To protect against power loss, HP recommends that you use uninterruptible power supplies (UPS) with the EVA4000. For information about UPS products offered by HP, see the HP Rack-mountable UPS website: http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/servers/proliantstorage/power-protection/rackups/ index.html HP StorageWorks EVA4000 SAN Starter Kit release notes 5

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Table 3 Installed components
Installation configuration
Installed components
Windows management server
•
Emulex Windows Storport driver
•
EZPilot Manager
•
Sun Java JRE 1.5
•
Brocade WebToolsEZ
•
HP Command View EVA 6.0.2
•
HP EVA VDS provider
•
HP MPIO software
Windows non-management server
•
Emulex Windows Storport driver (Server 2003)
•
HBAnyware 3.0
•
HP MPIO software
Linux non-management server
•
MultiPulse 2.1 (which includes Emulex Linux 8.0.16.21
driver), Emulex 2.1.6 MultiPulse driver module, HBAnyware
2.1a35 (multipathing driver for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9)
•
Emulex Linux 8.0.16.21 driver with HBAnyware 2.1a35
(standard driver for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and SUSE
Linux Enterprise Server 9)
EZPilot installation prerequisites
Before installing the EZPilot software, be sure to:
•
Record the switch IP address, gateway, and subnet mask.
You will use this information during installation.
•
Uninitialize the storage system.
If it has been initialized, you must uninitialize it before installing EZPilot.
•
Verify that the switch configuration (including the default password) has not been changed
from the factory default.
•
Remove any Emulex or Brocade software installed on the server.
•
Remove any MPIO software installed on the server.
System configuration recommendations
•
The HP EVA4000 SAN Starter Kit provides a specific configuration for implementing a SAN
using an EVA4000 storage system. This configuration provides a simple SAN solution for
Windows. The EZPilot management software supports a broader range of configurations. Not
all configuration options discussed in the
Emulex EZPilot User Manual
apply to the HP EVA4000
SAN Starter Kit.
•
If you require uninterrupted access to your data, add a second HP StorageWorks SAN Switch
4/8 base to create a high-availability SAN configuration. This dual fabric ensures that a switch
failure, EVA controller failure, or HBA failure will not interrupt EVA access. Contact HP for
information about ordering a second switch.
•
Adding a second disk enclosure helps to create a high-availability SAN by providing protection
against disk enclosure failure. Contact HP for information about ordering additional disk
enclosures.
•
To protect against power loss, HP recommends that you use uninterruptible power supplies
(UPS) with the EVA4000. For information about UPS products offered by HP, see the HP
Rack-mountable UPS website:
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