HP P6300 HP P6300/P6500 EVA Installation Guide (5697-2485, September 2013) - Page 5

Reviewing and confirming your plans, Overview, Prerequisites - quickspecs

Get HP P6300 PDF manuals and user guides View all HP P6300 manuals
Add to My Manuals
Save this manual to your list of manuals

Page 5 highlights

1 Reviewing and confirming your plans Overview Before installing the P63x0/P65x0 EVA, HP recommends that you: • Develop an installation and configuration plan for your Fibre Channel FC-SAN and/or Ethernet IP-SAN environments. • Review all videos and documentation. NOTE: If also upgrading from P6300/P6500 to P6350/P6550, respectively, see the HP P6000 EVA Upgrade Instructions - P6300 to P6350 or P6500 to P6550. • Determine if the FC host ports will be fabric-attached (N port connected to a Fibre Channel switch) or direct-attached (NL port connected to a Fibre Channel adapter in a server or to a bridge). The P63x0/P65x0 EVAs are factory configured for fabric-attached. To change to direct-attached mode, see "Connecting to the management module" (page 56). • Determine if the IP SAN will be lossy or lossless and if iSCSI and/or FCoE are being supported. Prerequisites Prerequisites for using this product include: • A Fibre Channel switch installed in your environment for fabric-attached configurations • An equipment cabinet suitable for 2U sized enclosures • A 1 GbE or 10 GbE Ethernet switch, if you configure the P63x0/P65x0 EVA 1 GbE iSCSI modules (or iSCSI modules) or the 10 GbE iSCSI/FCoE modules (or iSCSI/FCoE modules) as iSCSI targets • A converged network switch, if you configure the P63x0/P65x0 EVA 10 GbE iSCSI/FCoE modules as iSCSI/FCoE targets, and separately configured iSCSI and FCoE VLANs • Version 3.2.2.11 firmware must be on the HP StorageWorks MEZ50/MEZ75 module (HP P6000 iSCSI Controller model) • One of the following is required for P63x0/P65x0 EVA management: ◦ A management server running Microsoft Windows Server for HP P6000 Command View software (server-based management); the management server must have either an FC HBA, a 1 GbE iSCSI initiator, a 10 GbE iSCSI initiator, or a converged network adapter ◦ A management module running HP P6000 Command View software (array-based management) For specific hardware and software support matrix, see HP P6000 Enterprise Virtual Array Compatibility Reference. • A CD/DVD drive attached to either the management server or the server attached to the management module • Cat5e or Cat6 cabling to the 1 GbE iSCSI module data ports • For connections to the controller 10 GbE iSCSI/FCoE module data ports, HP recommends either one of the following: ◦ 10 GbE SFP+ optical transceivers with optical Fibre Channel cables (PremierFlex or OM3 cables) when connecting outside of the cabinet. ◦ 10 GbE SFP+ copper cabling when connecting inside of the cabinet. See the P6000 QuickSpecs for SFP transceiver and cable part numbers. Overview 5

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15
  • 16
  • 17
  • 18
  • 19
  • 20
  • 21
  • 22
  • 23
  • 24
  • 25
  • 26
  • 27
  • 28
  • 29
  • 30
  • 31
  • 32
  • 33
  • 34
  • 35
  • 36
  • 37
  • 38
  • 39
  • 40
  • 41
  • 42
  • 43
  • 44
  • 45
  • 46
  • 47
  • 48
  • 49
  • 50
  • 51
  • 52
  • 53
  • 54
  • 55
  • 56
  • 57
  • 58
  • 59
  • 60
  • 61
  • 62
  • 63
  • 64
  • 65
  • 66
  • 67
  • 68
  • 69
  • 70
  • 71
  • 72
  • 73
  • 74
  • 75
  • 76
  • 77
  • 78
  • 79
  • 80
  • 81
  • 82
1 Reviewing and confirming your plans
Overview
Before installing the P63x0/P65x0 EVA, HP recommends that you:
•
Develop an installation and configuration plan for your Fibre Channel FC-SAN and/or Ethernet
IP-SAN environments.
•
Review all videos and documentation.
NOTE:
If also upgrading from P6300/P6500 to P6350/P6550, respectively, see the
HP
P6000 EVA Upgrade Instructions — P6300 to P6350 or P6500 to P6550
.
•
Determine if the FC host ports will be fabric-attached (N port connected to a Fibre Channel
switch) or direct-attached (NL port connected to a Fibre Channel adapter in a server or to a
bridge). The P63x0/P65x0 EVAs are factory configured for fabric-attached. To change to
direct-attached mode, see
“Connecting to the management module” (page 56)
.
•
Determine if the IP SAN will be lossy or lossless and if iSCSI and/or FCoE are being supported.
Prerequisites
Prerequisites for using this product include:
•
A Fibre Channel switch installed in your environment for fabric-attached configurations
•
An equipment cabinet suitable for 2U sized enclosures
•
A 1 GbE or 10 GbE Ethernet switch, if you configure the P63x0/P65x0 EVA 1 GbE iSCSI
modules (or iSCSI modules) or the 10 GbE iSCSI/FCoE modules (or iSCSI/FCoE modules) as
iSCSI targets
•
A converged network switch, if you configure the P63x0/P65x0 EVA 10 GbE iSCSI/FCoE
modules as iSCSI/FCoE targets, and separately configured iSCSI and FCoE VLANs
•
Version 3.2.2.11 firmware must be on the HP StorageWorks
MEZ50/MEZ75
module (HP
P6000 iSCSI Controller model)
•
One of the following is required for P63x0/P65x0 EVA management:
A management server running Microsoft Windows Server for HP P6000 Command View
software (server-based management); the management server must have either an FC
HBA, a 1 GbE iSCSI initiator, a 10 GbE iSCSI initiator, or a converged network adapter
◦
◦
A management module running HP P6000 Command View software (array-based
management)
For specific hardware and software support matrix, see
HP P6000 Enterprise Virtual Array
Compatibility Reference
.
•
A CD/DVD drive attached to either the management server or the server attached to the
management module
•
Cat5e or Cat6 cabling to the 1 GbE iSCSI module data ports
•
For connections to the controller 10 GbE iSCSI/FCoE module data ports, HP recommends
either one of the following:
◦
10 GbE SFP+ optical transceivers with optical Fibre Channel cables (PremierFlex or OM3
cables) when connecting outside of the cabinet.
◦
10 GbE SFP+ copper cabling when connecting inside of the cabinet.
See the
P6000 QuickSpecs
for SFP transceiver and cable part numbers.
Overview
5