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Installing the P4000 VSA for Hyper-V Server, Supported versions of Microsoft Windows Server

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3 Installing the P4000 VSA for Hyper-V Server The HP P4000 VSA for Hyper-V Server is pre-formatted for use with Microsoft® Windows® Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V™. Install the VSA for Hyper-V Server on a Windows Server 2008 configured with redundant RAID. If you are using an evaluation copy, to continue using the VSA after the trial period has ended you must purchase a license key. After you apply the license key, your configuration can be used as is in a production environment, or reconfigured if necessary. Supported versions of Microsoft Windows Server All operating systems listed are 64-bit. VSA for Hyper-V Server is supported on 64-bit systems only. • Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 • Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard • Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise • Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter • Windows Server 2008 R2 Server Core • Windows Server 2008 SP2, except for Core, which is not supported Prerequisites • Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2. • Available drive space of up to 10 TB for Hyper-V Server. HP recommends installing Hyper-V Server on top of a redundant RAID configuration. Do not use RAID 0. • At least 1 GB of memory reserved. • A single virtual CPU with at least 2000 MHz reserved. • Have a Gigabit Ethernet or internal network environment. • Host name for the VSA. • Network configuration planned, including an IP address, subnet mask, and gateway for the VSA, or use DHCP (requires statically assigned IP addresses). • Define the install paths for the Hyper-V virtual machine and the virtual hard disks. • Ensure the following hotfixes are applied before beginning the installation: KB 979711, KB 975530, KB 981836. • If using physical disks for the VSA, ensure that the disks are completely clean of any partitions or any other remnants prior to running the Hyper-V Server installer. • If using physical disks, they must be connected, but offline in Windows Disk Manager before starting the installer. Table 4 Memory requirements for Hyper-V Server VSA disks Total capacity of all installed disks Requires at least this much memory • 500 GB up to, but less than 4.5 TB • 4.5 TB up to, but less than 9 TB • 9 TB up to, but less than 10 TB • 1 GB • 2 GB • 3 GB 10 Installing the P4000 VSA for Hyper-V Server

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3 Installing the P4000 VSA for Hyper-V Server
The HP P4000 VSA for Hyper-V Server is pre-formatted for use with Microsoft® Windows® Server
2008 R2 Hyper-V™. Install the VSA for Hyper-V Server on a Windows Server 2008 configured
with redundant RAID. If you are using an evaluation copy, to continue using the VSA after the trial
period has ended you must purchase a license key. After you apply the license key, your
configuration can be used as is in a production environment, or reconfigured if necessary.
Supported versions of Microsoft Windows Server
All operating systems listed are 64–bit. VSA for Hyper-V Server is supported on 64–bit systems
only.
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Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2
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Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard
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Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise
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Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter
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Windows Server 2008 R2 Server Core
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Windows Server 2008 SP2, except for Core, which is not supported
Prerequisites
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Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2.
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Available drive space of up to 10 TB for Hyper-V Server. HP recommends installing Hyper-V
Server on top of a redundant RAID configuration. Do not use RAID 0.
•
At least 1 GB of memory reserved.
•
A single virtual CPU with at least 2000 MHz reserved.
•
Have a Gigabit Ethernet or internal network environment.
•
Host name for the VSA.
•
Network configuration planned, including an IP address, subnet mask, and gateway for the
VSA, or use DHCP (requires statically assigned IP addresses).
•
Define the install paths for the Hyper-V virtual machine and the virtual hard disks.
•
Ensure the following hotfixes are applied before beginning the installation: KB 979711, KB
975530, KB 981836.
•
If using physical disks for the VSA, ensure that the disks are completely clean of any partitions
or any other remnants prior to running the Hyper-V Server installer.
•
If using physical disks, they must be connected, but offline in Windows Disk Manager before
starting the installer.
Table 4 Memory requirements for Hyper-V Server VSA disks
Requires at least this much memory
Total capacity of all installed disks
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1 GB
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500 GB up to, but less than 4.5 TB
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4.5 TB up to, but less than 9 TB
2 GB
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3 GB
9 TB up to, but less than 10 TB
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