HP StorageWorks EVA Hardware Providers administration guide Windows 2003 (T1634-96052, February 2006)

Conﬁguration procedures

Physically conﬁgure the servers and software as described b elow and in the manuals for

those products. See the overview diagram under the h eading Required co mponents .

Your HP representative may perform some installation and conﬁguration tasks.

Conﬁguration summary

You will perform the following tasks during conﬁguration:

Windows CV w

orkstation:

• Install HP MPIO FF Failover M anager (if multipathing is required) .

• Use Comman

d View EVA to a ctivate the BC license.

VDS/VSS servers:

• Install Windows Enterpri se OS, FC HBAs, drivers and software.

• Install HP MPIO Full-Featured Failover (if multipathing is desired).

• Connect to the array’s FC SAN.

• Connect to the corporate Ethernet LAN (A ﬁrewall is optional but recommended.

The ﬁrewall must be open between servers.)

Disk array (Command View EVA):

• (VSS on

ly)Createasnapclonediskgroup(orusetheexistingproductiondisk

group).

• (VSS only) Create other disk groups as required by your application. (Exchange

requir

esadatadiskgroupandalogdiskgroup.)

Conﬁguration