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• HP Instant Support Enterprise Edition (ISEE) provides a single remote monitoring and support solution for your EVA4000. ISEE uses continuous hardware event monitoring and automated notification to identify and prevent critical problems. ISEE is a no-charge feature of the EVA Foundation Service Solution warranty. For more information, or to download ISEE, see the HP Online Support Resources website: http://www.hp.com/go/instantsupport Server configuration • In Windows environments, be sure to install all operating system updates and patches. • Ensure that only one Windows management server is connected to the EVA4000: • Select a Windows server with access to the EVA4000 as the management server. • Ensure that the management server is running Windows Server 2003 R2. • Before installing EZPilot, enable the Storage Management for SANs component included in the R2 Windows feature pack. • In a single-switch configuration, you can connect three non-management servers to the EVA4000. • In a dual-switch high-availability configuration, you can connect up to five non-management servers can be connected to the EVA4000. Compatibility/interoperability Supported components Table 4 identifies the hardware and software components supported by the EVA4000 SAN Starter Kit. Table 4 Supported components Component HBA HBA driver HBA firmware Required model/version HP StorageWorks FC2142SR 4Gb PCI-e HBA (LPe1150) • Windows: appropriate version installed automatically by EZPilot • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9: 8.0.16.21 • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9: 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) 2.50a2 Fibre Channel switch EVA4000 controller firmware Management server operating system Non-management server operating system HP Command View EVA SMI-S EVA1 EVA VDS Provider1 HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 4/8 base XCS 6.100 Windows Server 2003 R2 • Windows Server 2003 R2 • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (latest update) • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 (latest service pack) 6.0.2 6.0.2 4.01.00 1These components are installed automatically by EZPilot. 6

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HP Instant Support Enterprise Edition (ISEE) provides a single remote monitoring and support
solution for your EVA4000. ISEE uses continuous hardware event monitoring and automated
notification to identify and prevent critical problems. ISEE is a no-charge feature of the EVA
Foundation Service Solution warranty. For more information, or to download ISEE, see the HP
Online Support Resources website:
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Server configuration
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In Windows environments, be sure to install all operating system updates and patches.
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Ensure that only one Windows management server is connected to the EVA4000:
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Select a Windows server with access to the EVA4000 as the management server.
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Ensure that the management server is running Windows Server 2003 R2.
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Before installing EZPilot, enable the Storage Management for SANs component included
in the R2 Windows feature pack.
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In a single-switch configuration, you can connect three non-management servers to the EVA4000.
•
In a dual-switch high-availability configuration, you can connect up to five non-management
servers can be connected to the EVA4000.
Compatibility/interoperability
Supported components
Table 4
identifies the hardware and software components supported by the EVA4000 SAN Starter Kit.
Table 4 Supported components
Component
Required model/version
HBA
HP StorageWorks FC2142SR 4Gb PCI-e HBA (LPe1150)
HBA driver
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Windows: appropriate version installed automatically by EZPilot
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9:
8.0.16.21
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9:
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)
HBA firmware
2.50a2
Fibre Channel switch
HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 4/8 base
EVA4000 controller firmware
XCS 6.100
Management server operating
system
Windows Server 2003 R2
Non-management server
operating system
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Windows Server 2003 R2
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (latest update)
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 (latest service pack)
HP Command View EVA
6.0.2
SMI-S EVA
1
6.0.2
EVA VDS Provider
1
4.01.00
1
These components are installed automatically by EZPilot.
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