9.0 HP StorageWorks P4000 VSA Installation and Configuration Guide

3 Installing the P4000 VSA for Hyper-V
The HP StorageWorks P4000 VSA for Hyper-V is pre-formatted for use with Microsoft® Windows®
Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V™. Install the VSA for Hyper-V 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. Hyper-V VSA 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. HP StorageWorks recommends installing Hyper-
V 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 installer.
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