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Under storage, click Storage software, and then select HP StorageWorks Command View EVA Software under Storage Device Management Software. Select the version of the HP StorageWorks Command View EVA Media Kit you want to download. NOTE: SSSU cannot run from an ESX or a GSX server. You must use a server running an SSSU-supported guest Virtual Machine operating software, such as Windows or Linux. Important notes Host type for VMware To ensure smooth system operation with VCS 3.110, set the host type to "000000002200282E". See the HP StorageWorks 3000/5000 Enterprise Virtual Array connectivity for VMware installation and reference guide for more information. Codeload usage When a maximally configured system is running at full load, codeload functionality is not effective because the system may time out before codeload is complete. HP recommends that you always perform VCS upgrades at an off-peak time. SSSU Changing comments on a disk enclosure Use Command View EVA to change comments on a disk enclosure. If you try to change a disk enclosure comment using SSSU, the following error message appears: Error: Invalid Operation Changing the name of a disk enclosure Changing the name of a disk enclosure is not supported with SSSU or Command View EVA. If you try to change a disk enclosure name using SSSU, the following error message appears: Error: Invalid Operation Host considerations ProLiant BIOS with multiple HBAs If you have a ProLiant server with one or more HBAs installed, you must change the MPS Table Mode setting in the BIOS; otherwise, the system may not be able to detect all attached devices. To change the setting: 1. Press F1 to access the ROM-Based Setup Utility (RBSU) during power-on self-test (POST). This typically occurs after 5i Disk Array initialization. 2. Select System Options > OS Selection > Windows. 3. Select Advanced Options > MPS Table Mode. 4. Select FULL TABLE APIC 5. Press Esc twice, and then press F10 to save the configuration. 6

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Under storage, click
Storage software
, and then select
HP StorageWorks Command View EVA Software
under Storage Device Management Software. Select the version of the HP StorageWorks Command View
EVA Media Kit you want to download.
NOTE:
SSSU cannot run from an ESX or a GSX server. You must use a server running an SSSU-supported guest
Virtual Machine operating software, such as Windows or Linux.
Important notes
Host type for VMware
To ensure smooth system operation with VCS 3.110, set the host type to
ā€œ000000002200282Eā€
. See
the
HP StorageWorks 3000/5000 Enterprise Virtual Array connectivity for VMware installation and
reference guide
for more information.
Codeload usage
When a maximally con
ļ¬
gured system is running at full load, codeload functionality is not effective
because the system may time out before codeload is complete. HP recommends that you always perform
VCS upgrades at an off-peak time.
SSSU
Changing comments on a disk enclosure
Use Command View EVA to change comments on a disk enclosure. If you try to change a disk enclosure
comment using SSSU, the following error message appears:
Error: Invalid Operation
Changing the name of a disk enclosure
Changing the name of a disk enclosure is not supported with SSSU or Command View EVA. If you try to
change a disk enclosure name using SSSU, the following error message appears:
Error: Invalid Operation
Host considerations
ProLiant BIOS with multiple HBAs
If you have a ProLiant server with one or more HBAs installed, you must change the MPS Table Mode
setting in the BIOS; otherwise, the system may not be able to detect all attached devices.
To change the setting:
1.
Press
F1
to access the ROM-Based Setup Utility (RBSU) during power-on self-test (POST).
This typically occurs after 5i Disk Array initialization.
2.
Select
System Options > OS Selection > Windows
.
3.
Select
Advanced Options > MPS Table Mode
.
4.
Select
FULL TABLE APIC
5.
Press
Esc
twice, and then press
F10
to save the con
ļ¬
guration.
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