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2. Repeat Step 1 to enter the remaining characters. 3. Press Enter to accept the WWN and select the checksum entry mode. 4. Verify that the initial WWN checksum displays 0 in both positions. 5. Press Press or until the first checksum character is displayed. to accept this character and select the second character. 6. Press or until the second character is displayed. Press Enter to accept the checksum and exit. Section 7. Obtaining an HP Command View EVA license HP recommends that you obtain the license key from the HP Webware website. See your License Entitlement Certificate for other options to request a license key if you are unable to use the online option. NOTE: If the Windows management server has Internet access, you can obtain a license key during installation of the EZPilot management software See Section 8. The installation procedure includes a link to the HP Webware website in the EVA Setup license options window. To obtain a license key from HP Webware: 1. Go to http://webware.hp.com and click Generate license(s) under Webware licensing. 2. Obtain the HP order number from the License Entitlement Certificate, enter it in the Order number box, and then click Next. Based on information obtained from the order, a list of available products appears on the Product selection window. 3. Select the product identified on your License Entitlement Certificate from the product list, and then click Next. The Order product(s) detail window opens. 4. Enter the following information: • The Number of LTUs listed as Quantity Ordered on your License Entitlement Certificate (typically 4) • The WWN for the array Use the WWN value that you entered in Section 6. Use the exact format displayed in the OCP (xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx [19 alphanumeric characters including dashes]). If you are obtaining the license key during EZPilot installation, you can copy the WWN from the EZPilot EVA Setup license options window and paste it into the web browser. Click Next. The Members sign-in window opens. 5. Enter your information: • If you registered previously, enter your email address and password in the Existing members box, and then click Sign-in. • If you did not register previously, enter your email address, create a password, and then reenter your password in the First time users box. Click Sign-in. The Address Information window opens. 6. Complete the requested information. If you are the license owner, select the I am the License owner box. • If you registered previously, License owner (End-User) information automatically populates. • If you did not register previously or if you did not select the I am the License owner box, enter your contact information under License owner (End-User) information. Click Next. The License certificate page appears. 7. Click the link on the certificate page to save the license key/password file in the format filename.dat. 8. Save the licence key/password file to a location of your choice. You will use it in Section 8. 9. Exit the web browser. Prerequisites for installing EZPilot Before installing the EZPilot software, ensure the following conditions are met: • Record the switch IP address, gateway, and subnet mask. You will use this information during installation. • Remove any Emulex, Brocade, or HP StorageWorks software currently installed on the server. Section 8. Installing Emulex EZPilot on the Windows management server There must be only one Windows management server connected to the EVA4100. During the installation, the SAN components are configured and the EVA4100 is initialized. For more information on EZPilot, see the Emulex EZPilot User Manual. To install Emulex EZPilot Manager and HP Command View EVA on a Windows management server: 1. If you did not save the license key/password file on the server or on a networked drive mapped to the server, copy the license key/password file generated in Section 7 to the management server. 2. Insert the EZPilot Windows Installation CD into the drive on the Windows server you will use as the management server. The server must be running Windows Server 2003 SP2. 3. After the file is verified, the EZPilot dialog box opens. Click Next. The Installation options window opens. 4. Select the HP EVA Management Server box, and then click Install. 5. Follow the on-screen instructions to install the EZPilot management software. Section 9. Installing EZPilot on a Windows non-management server You must install the EZPilot software on all Windows non-management servers connected to the EVA4100. 1. Insert the EZPilot Windows Installation CD into the drive on the Windows non-management server. The server must be running Windows Server 2003 SP2. The EZPilot dialog box opens. 2. Click Next. The Installation Options dialog box opens. 3. Click Install. Do not select the HP EVA Management Server box. 4. Follow the on-screen instructions to install the non-management software. Repeat this procedure to install EZPilot on all Windows non-management servers connected to the EVA4100. Section 10. Creating logical drives using EZPilot Manager To make the EVA4100 storage available to your servers, you must create logical drives and assign them to the appropriate host. This is done using EZPilot Manager. For complete information on creating logical drives, see the Emulex EZPilot User Manual. NOTE: You must install the Emulex driver and utilities on any Linux servers connected to the EVA4100 to make them visible to EZPilot Manager and to assign logical drives to your Linux servers (see Section 11). 1. On your Windows management server, click Start. 2. Select All Programs > Emulex > EZPilot Manager Utility. EZPilot Manager launches, displaying the Discovery Information screen. 3. If there are no logical drives on the EVA4100, you will be prompted to create them with the EZPilot Add logical Drive Wizard. Click Yes. 4. Select the Logical Drive Type you want to create, assign a size, and optionally a name to the new logical drive, and then click Next. The Logical Drive Host Assignment dialog box opens. 5. Select the host (and its adapters) to which you want to assign the logical drive. If Assign to this host only is selected, only the local host and its adapters are displayed. Typically, a logical drive is assigned to only one host. Click Next. The Logical Drive Initialization and Volume Access dialog box opens. 6. You can optionally format the drive and assign a drive letter or mount directory, and then click Next. The Logical Drive Creation dialog box opens. 7. To create the logical drive, verify the logical drive parameters, and then click Create Logical Drive. 8. When the creation is complete, click Next. The Finish window opens. 9. To create an additional logical drive, click Next, and then repeat Step 4 through Step 8. 10. When you are finished creating logical drives, clear the Create another logical drive box, and then click Finish. Section 11. Installing the Emulex driver and utilities on a Linux non-management server This section applies only if you are connecting Linux servers to the EVA4100. A Linux non-management server must be running one of the following Linux versions: • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (latest update) • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 (latest service pack) • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 (latest service pack) For complete instructions on installing the Emulex drivers and utilities for Linux, see the documentation on the Emulex Linux Installation CD included in the HP EVA4100 SAN Starter Media kit. To create a Linux non-management server: 1. Ensure a supported version of the Linux operating system is installed on the server. 2. Update with the ProLiant Support Pack (for HP servers). 3. Install the Emulex driver for Linux. 4. Install the Emulex HBAnyware utility to configure the HBAs with the correct firmware/BIOS. 5. Install the Emulex MultiPulse utility on your system to allow for multipathing in a High Availability (HA) environment.

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2.
Repeat
Step 1
to enter the remaining characters.
3.
Press
Enter
to accept the WWN and select the checksum entry
mode.
4.
Verify that the initial WWN checksum displays 0 in both positions.
5.
Press
or
until the
rst checksum character is displayed.
Press
to accept this character and select the second character.
6.
Press
or
until the second character is displayed. Press
Enter
to accept the checksum and exit.
Section 7. Obtaining an HP Command
View EVA license
HP recommends that you obtain the license key from the HP Webware
website. See your
License Entitlement Certi
cate
for other options to
request a license key if you are unable to use the online option.
NOTE:
If the Windows management server has Internet access, you
can obtain a license key during installation of the EZPilot
management software See
Section 8
. The installation procedure
includes a link to the HP Webware website in the EVA Setup
license options window.
To obtain a license key from HP Webware:
1.
Go to
h
t
t
p
:
/
/
w
e
b
w
a
r
e
.
h
p
.
c
o
m
and click
Generate license(s)
under
Webware licensing
.
2.
Obtain the HP order number from the
License Entitlement Certi
cate
,
enter it in the
Order number
box, and then click
Next
.
Based on information obtained from the order, a list of available
products appears on the Product selection window.
3.
Select the product identi
ed on your
License Entitlement Certi
cate
from the product list, and then click
Next
.
The Order product(s) detail window opens.
4.
Enter the following information:
The
Number of LTUs
listed as Quantity Ordered on your
License
Entitlement Certi
cate
(typically 4)
The
WWN
for the array
Use the WWN value that you entered in
Section 6
. Use the
exact format displayed in the OCP (xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx [19
alphanumeric characters including dashes]).
If you are obtaining the license key during EZPilot installation,
you can copy the WWN from the EZPilot EVA Setup license
options window and paste it into the web browser.
Click
Next
.
The Members sign-in window opens.
5.
Enter your information:
If you registered previously, enter your email address and
password in the
Existing members
box, and then click
Sign-in
.
If you did not register previously, enter your email address,
create a password, and then reenter your password in the
First
time users
box. Click
Sign-in
.
The Address Information window opens.
6.
Complete the requested information.
If you are the license owner, select the
I am the License owner
box.
If you registered previously,
License owner (End-User) information
automatically populates.
If you did not register previously or if you did not select the
I am
the License owner
box, enter your contact information under
License owner (End-User) information
.
Click
Next
.
The License certi
cate page appears.
7.
Click the link on the certi
cate page to save the license
key/password
le in the format
filename
.dat
.
8.
Save the licence key/password
le to a location of your choice.
You will use it in
Section 8
.
9.
Exit the web browser.
Prerequisites for installing EZPilot
Before installing the EZPilot software, ensure the following conditions
are met:
Record the switch IP address, gateway, and subnet mask. You will
use this information during installation.
Remove any Emulex, Brocade, or HP StorageWorks software
currently installed on the server.
Section 8. Installing Emulex EZPilot on
the Windows management server
There must be only one Windows management server connected to the
EVA4100. During the installation, the SAN components are con
gured
and the EVA4100 is initialized. For more information on EZPilot, see
the
Emulex EZPilot User Manual
.
To install Emulex EZPilot Manager and HP Command View EVA on
a Windows management server:
1.
If you did not save the license key/password
le on the server
or on a networked drive mapped to the server, copy the license
key/password
le generated in
Section 7
to the management server.
2.
Insert the EZPilot Windows Installation CD into the drive on the
Windows server you will use as the management server.
The server must be running Windows Server 2003 SP2.
3.
After the
le is veri
ed, the EZPilot dialog box opens. Click
Next
.
The Installation options window opens.
4.
Select the
HP EVA Management Server
box, and then click
Install
.
5.
Follow the on-screen instructions to install the EZPilot management
software.
Section 9.
Installing EZPilot on a
Windows non-management server
You must install the EZPilot software on all Windows non-management
servers connected to the EVA4100.
1.
Insert the EZPilot Windows Installation CD into the drive on the
Windows non-management server.
The server must be running Windows Server 2003 SP2.
The EZPilot dialog box opens.
2.
Click
Next
.
The Installation Options dialog box opens.
3.
Click
Install
.
Do
not
select the HP EVA Management Server box.
4.
Follow the on-screen instructions to install the non-management
software.
Repeat this procedure to install EZPilot on all Windows non-management
servers connected to the EVA4100.
Section 10. Creating logical drives using
EZPilot Manager
To make the EVA4100 storage available to your servers, you must create
logical drives and assign them to the appropriate host. This is done
using EZPilot Manager. For complete information on creating logical
drives, see the
Emulex EZPilot User Manual
.
NOTE:
You must install the Emulex driver and utilities on any Linux
servers connected to the EVA4100 to make them visible to
EZPilot Manager and to assign logical drives to your Linux
servers (see
Section 11
).
1.
On your Windows management server, click
Start
.
2.
Select
All Programs
>
Emulex
>
EZPilot Manager Utility
.
EZPilot Manager launches, displaying the Discovery Information
screen.
3.
If there are no logical drives on the EVA4100, you will be prompted
to create them with the EZPilot Add logical Drive Wizard. Click
Yes
.
4.
Select the Logical Drive Type you want to create, assign a size, and
optionally a name to the new logical drive, and then click
Next
.
The Logical Drive Host Assignment dialog box opens.
5.
Select the host (and its adapters) to which you want to assign the
logical drive. If
Assign to this host only
is selected, only
the local host and its adapters are displayed. Typically, a logical
drive is assigned to only one host. Click
Next
.
The Logical Drive Initialization and Volume Access dialog box
opens.
6.
You can optionally format the drive and assign a drive letter or
mount directory, and then click
Next
.
The Logical Drive Creation dialog box opens.
7.
To create the logical drive, verify the logical drive parameters, and
then click
Create Logical Drive
.
8.
When the creation is complete, click
Next
.
The Finish window opens.
9.
To create an additional logical drive, click
Next
, and then repeat
Step 4
through
Step 8
.
10.
When you are
nished creating logical drives, clear the
Create
another logical drive
box, and then click
Finish
.
Section 11. Installing the Emulex driver
and utilities on a Linux non-management
server
This section applies only if you are connecting Linux servers to the
EVA4100. A Linux non-management server must be running one of the
following Linux versions:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (latest update)
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 (latest service pack)
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 (latest service pack)
For complete instructions on installing the Emulex drivers and utilities
for Linux, see the documentation on the
Emulex Linux Installation CD
included in the HP EVA4100 SAN Starter Media kit.
To create a Linux non-management server:
1.
Ensure a supported version of the Linux operating system is installed
on the server.
2.
Update with the ProLiant Support Pack (for HP servers).
3.
Install the Emulex driver for Linux.
4.
Install the Emulex HBAnyware utility to con
gure the HBAs with the
correct
rmware/BIOS.
5.
Install the Emulex MultiPulse utility on your system to allow for
multipathing in a High Availability (HA) environment.