Installation and Reference Guide for HP MPIO Full Featured DSM for EVA3000/5000 VCS 4.xxx Disk Arrays 3.00.00 (AA-RW8SF-TE, March 2008)

1 Installing the HP MPI O Full
Fe atured DSM for EVA3000/5000
VCS 4.xxx Disk Arrays
HP MPIO Full Featured Device Specific Module (DSM) for EVA3000/5000 VCS 4.xxx Disk Arrays (HP
MPIO EVA DSM) provides multipathing support for HP StorageWorks EVA disk arrays on Windows
platforms using the Microsoft Multipath Input-Output (MPIO) framework. This chapter describes the
following:
• Preparing for installation
• Installing HP MPIO EVA DSM
• Upgrading HP MPIO EVA DSM
• Migrating from Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2008 with HP MPIO EVA DSM
•RemovingHPMPIOEVADSM
• Using silent installation
• Setting up boot from SAN
Preparin
g for installation
Before in
stalling HP MPIO EVA DSM, verify that your system components support the HP MPIO EVA DSM
and deter
mine whether you need to upgrade hardware or software before installation.
To prepar
e your system for the installation of HP MPIO EVA DSM:
1. Complete the pre-installation checklist (Table 2 ).
2. Install all hardware components, as described in the hardware installation and configuration
documen
tation.
3. Install any required operating system service packs.
4. Back up all user data.
5. Log in w
ith administrator privileges.
6. Ensure
that no other i nstallation program is in progress (for example, the Found New Hardware
wiz ard).
7. If your system is running Microsoft Terminal Server, change the Terminal Ser ver from Execution
mode t
o Installation mode.
Table 2 lists the information you need before installing the H P MPIO EVA DSM.
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