9.0 HP StorageWorks P4000 VSA Installation and Configuration Guide

2 Installing the VSA for ESX Server
The HP StorageWorks P4000 VSA is pre-formatted for use with VMware ESX Server. 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.
Prerequisites
• VMware ESX Server version 3.x or greater.
• Have available drive space of up to 10 TB for ESX Server. HP StorageWorks recommends installing
ESX Server on top of a redundant RAID configuration. Do not use RAID 0.
• A single virtual CPU with at least 2000 MHz reserved.
• A Gigabit Ethernet or internal network environment
• Host name for the VSA
• Network configuration plan, including a reserved IP address, subnet mask, and gateway for
the VSA, or use DHCP (requires statically assigned IP addresses).
• At least 1 GB of memory reserved.
Table 1 Reserve physical memory for VSA for ESX disks
Requires At Least This Much MemoryTotal Capacity of All Installed Disks
1 GB< 500 GB to 4.5 TB
2 GB4.5 TB to 9 TB
3 GB9 TB to 10 TB
Obtaining the VSA
You can obtain the VSA on a DVD, or as an .ISO image from
www.hp.com/go/P4000downloads
or as a download package from
www.hp.com/go/tryvsa.
Import the OVF package using the VI Client Import Virtual Appliance wizard.
Installing the VSA
Import the VSA OVF version as a virtual appliance through the Virtual Infrastructure Client. When you
import the VSA you must perform the following tasks:
• Configure the data disk(s), and reserve the CPU and memory.
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