HP StorageWorks SAN Virtualization Services Platform administrator guide (5697-8056, March 2009)

VMware storage administration best practices ............................................................................ 103
Rescan SAN operations .................................................................................................... 103
Resizing VSM virtual disks ................................................................................................. 103
Storage VMotion .............................................................................................................. 103
Using VSS with Windows 2003 SP2 running on a virtual machine ......................................... 104
Creating synchronized snapshots of application volumes ................................................. 104
Creating a synchronized snapshot of the virtual machine ................................................ 104
N-port ID virtualization (NPIV) ............................................................................................ 104
Microsoft cluster ............................................................................................................... 104
Installing and booting an VMware ESX server from the SAN .................................................. 104
C Configuration worksheets ................................................................ 107
D Specifications ................................................................................ 109
Data Path Module ................................................................................................................... 109
Characteristics ................................................................................................................. 109
Media ............................................................................................................................ 109
High availability features ................................................................................................... 109
Management standards .................................................................................................... 109
Device management ......................................................................................................... 110
Mechanical ..................................................................................................................... 110
Environmental .................................................................................................................. 110
Electrical ......................................................................................................................... 110
Regulatory ....................................................................................................................... 111
VSM server ............................................................................................................................ 111
Environmental .................................................................................................................. 111
Mechanical and electrical ................................................................................................. 111
Characteristics ................................................................................................................. 112
Glossary .......................................................................................... 113
Index ............................................................................................... 119
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