HP Modular Smart Array FC VDS Hardware Provider administration guide (T1634-96072, May 2006)

Components

The following hardware and software components are used with the HP Provider and an HP MSA disk

array. See the Read Me ﬁle and c onta ct HP Support for HP tested and approved components.

Hardware components

• HP StorageWorks MSA1000/1500 Disk Array

• Windows 2003 Server: This ser ver contains the Microsoft VDS Service and HP VDS Hardware

Provider.

• Fibre Channel Host bus a dapter (HBA): Installs in the VDS Provider server to p rovide FC

connection to the MSA array. VDS supports only certain Emulex and Qlogic HBAs and the SCSI

Storport driver, not SCSI Miniport.

• Fibre C hannel switch and cabling: For connecting the VDS Provider server to the array via fabric

SAN. Some arrays have a built-in switch.

Conﬁguration