HP XP20000/XP24000 HP StorageWorks XP Disk Array Configuration Guide: Vmware ( - Page 10

4. Setting up virtual machines (VMs) and guest operating systems • Setting the SCSI disk timeout value for Windows VMs • Sharing LUNs • Selecting the SCSI emulation driver Installing and configuring the disk array The HP service representative performs these tasks: • Assembling hardware and installing software • Loading the microcode updates • Installing and formatting devices After these tasks are finished, use XP Remote Web Console, P9000 or XP Command View Advanced Edition Software, or XP Array Manager to complete the remaining disk array configuration tasks. If you do not have these programs, your HP service representative can perform these tasks for you. Defining the paths Use P9000 or XP Command View Advanced Edition Software or XP Remote Web Console (shown) to define paths between hosts and volumes (LUNs) in the disk array. This process is also called "LUN mapping." In the XP Remote Web Console, LUN mapping includes: • Configuring ports • Enabling LUN security on the ports • Creating host groups • Assigning Fibre Channel adapter WWNs to host groups • Mapping volumes (LDEVs) to host groups (by assigning LUNs) In P9000 or XP Command View Advanced Edition Software, LUN mapping includes: • Configuring ports • Creating storage groups • Mapping volumes and WWN/host access permissions to the storage groups 10 Installing and configuring VMware for the XP family of disk arrays