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Creating response files for silent mode operations The package contains the following response files (.iss files): new.iss, uninstall.iss and update.iss that are used for silent mode installation and uninstallation respectively. In addition to these, you can create your own customized response files for operations (such as modify/repair) with different combinations of the components selected/unselected. Customized response files can be created by running the setup.exe in the record mode on one of the systems. This response file can then be used for doing the same silent mode operation across multiple systems. To create response file, complete the following steps: 1. At the command prompt, type the following command: setup.exe /r, where /r option enables the record mode. 2. This will result in the GUI installation to run in the record mode. Select the responses in each screen and run through the installation. NOTE: When selecting the response on each screen, do not click the BACK button, and modify the selection. The response file will have to be generated again in such a case. 3. The response file is created at the following location: %WINDDIR%\setup.iss, where, %WINDIR% is the Windows installation directory. 4. Use this setup.iss file to perform the same silent mode operation on multiple systems across the same platform. Setting up boot from a SAN HP MPIO MSA DSM can be set up to boot externally from a SAN that uses HP StorageWorks HBAs and RAID arrays. Booting externally offers the following advantages: • Optional elimination of server-based internal boot devices. • Decreased downtime in the event of a server failure. However, booting from a SAN requires specific setup procedures based on the specific software solutions, HBA firmware, and boot BIOS versions. Refer to the following documents for detailed information about booting from a SAN: • HP StorageWorks Booting 32-bit Windows systems and Windows Server x64 Edition systems from a Storage Area Network application notes available at this web site: http://h18006.www1.hp.com/products/storageworks/san/documentation.html. • HP StorageWorks Booting Itanium 64-bit Windows Systems from a Storage Area Network Application Notes available at this web site: http://h18006.www1.hp.com/products/ storageworks/san/documentation.html. 18 Installing the HP MPIO Full Featured Device Specific Module (DSM) for MSA1000/1500 (Active-Active) Disk Arrays software

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Creating response
fi
les for silent mode operations
The package contains the following response
fi
les (
.iss
fi
les):
new.iss
,
uninstall.iss
and
update.iss
that are used for silent mode installation and uninstallation respectively. In addition to
these, you can create your own customized response
fi
les for operations (such as modify/repair) with
different combinations of the components selected/unselected.
Customized response
fi
les can be created by running the
setup.exe
in the record mode on one
of the systems. This response
fi
le can then be used for doing the same silent mode operation across
multiple systems.
To create response
fi
le, complete the following steps:
1.
At the command prompt, type the following command:
<CMD> setup.exe /r
, where
/r
option enables the record mode.
2.
This will result in the GUI installation to run in the record mode. Select the responses in each
screen and run through the installation.
NOTE:
When selecting the response on each screen, do not click the
BACK
button, and modify the selection.
The response
fi
le will have to be generated again in such a case.
3.
The response
fi
le is created at the following location:
%WINDDIR%\setup.iss
, where,
%WINDIR%
is the Windows installation directory.
4.
Use this
setup.iss
fi
le to perform the same silent mode operation on multiple systems across
the same platform.
Setting up boot from a SAN
HP MPIO MSA DSM can be set up to boot externally from a SAN that uses HP StorageWorks HBAs and
RAID arrays. Booting externally offers the following advantages:
•
Optional elimination of server-based internal boot devices.
•
Decreased downtime in the event of a server failure.
However, booting from a SAN requires speci
fi
c setup procedures based on the speci
fi
c software solutions,
HBA
fi
rmware, and boot BIOS versions. Refer to the following documents for detailed information about
booting from a SAN:
•
HP StorageWorks Booting 32-bit Windows systems and Windows Server x64 Edition
systems from a Storage Area Network application notes
available at this web site:
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Installing the HP MPIO Full Featured Device Speci
fi
c Module (DSM) for MSA1000/1500 (Active-Active)
Disk Arrays software