HP StorageWorks SAN Virtualization Services Platform administrator guide (5697-0204, January 2010)

Supported VSM software versions
SVSP 2.0 or higher is required for proper interoperability with VMware ESX server.
Configuration
Fibre Channel zoning
The basic zoning requirement includes at least two zones: front-end and back-end.
• The front-end zone includes the ESX server's HBA ports and the DPM target ports (by default DPM
port 0 and port 2).
• The back-end zone includes the DPM initiator ports (by default DPM port 1 and port 3), VSM ports
(port 0 and port 1), and the storage system controller FC ports.
Storage system
The basic requirement is to have at least one configured LUN presented from the storage system. To
configure the storage system:
1. Configure a LUN.
2. Configure the LUN masking to include the DPM and VSM server ports. Each LUN must be presented
to both DPMs and both VSM servers using the same LUN number for all cases. Use the host type
“Microsoft 2003 Non Clustered.”
3. Load balance the LUNs (if more than one) between storage systems or controllers.
VSM GUI
The following steps are an overview of the VSM GUI configuration process:
1. Configure at least one storage pool from the LUN presented by the storage system.
2. Configure at least one virtual disk from that storage pool.
3. Configure a user defined host (UDH) for the VMware servers using the appropriate personality.
4. Assign the virtual disk to the VMware servers.
To configure the VSM GUI:
1. Verify that you can see the LUN presented by the storage system as back-end LUs.
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