HP P6000 SmartStart User Guide (Windows) (T5494-96559, October 2012)

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HP P6000 SmartStart features
HP P6000 SmartStart is a DVD/CD-based wizard that helps you configure your HP P6000 SAN
and provision and mount storage volumes on your servers. The media kit includes a DVD for use
with Windows servers and a CD for use with Linux servers. Both disks provide the same features,
except as noted below.
When you insert a disk in a server, the wizard provides the following options:
• Configure an FC application server
Create a Fibre Channel application server or check the configuration of an existing application
server.
◦ Check Fibre Channel access software on the server. Use the wizard to install the software,
if necessary.
◦ Check server registration with HP P6000 Command View. Use the wizard to register the
server, if necessary.
• Configure an iSCSI application server (Windows only)
Create an iSCSI application server or check the configuration of an existing application server.
◦ Check SCSI storage access software on the server. Use the wizard to install the software,
if necessary.
◦ Check server registration with HP P6000 Command View. Use the wizard to register the
server, if necessary.
• Configure HP P6000 EVA management server using HP P6000 Command View software
(Windows only)
Create a storage management server or check the configuration of an existing management
server.
◦ Check Fibre Channel hardware and software.
◦ Check HP P6000 Command View software. Use the wizard to install the software, if
necessary.
◦ Check Windows security credentials, or use the wizard to establish security credentials
for accessing HP P6000 Command View.
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