HP LeftHand SAN Solutions Support Document - User Manual - User Manual VSA 7.0 SP1 for VMware

16 Chapter 1
Cloning VSAs
If you want to clone a VSA, you must do so while the VSA is still in the
Available pool, before you add it to a management group. Cloning a VSA after
it is in a management group is not supported.
Figure 3 VSAs in the Available Nodes pool
SAN/iQ Managers on Physical Platforms
When possible, all managers in a management group should be on physical
platforms instead of VSAs, and ideally on the fastest platforms in the
management group. While VSAs can run managers, physical platforms
provide better performance and a lower likelihood that they will be rebooted
for administrative reasons.
Tip: Configure the first VSA for RAID, Alerts, SNMP and Networking. Then
create your clone with the hardware settings already configured.