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)

Customized response files can be created by running the setup.exe in the record mode on one
of the systems. This response file can then be used for doing the same silent mode operation across
multiple systems.
To create r esponse file, complete the following steps:
1. At the command prompt, type the following command: <CMD> setup.exe /r,where/r
option enables the record mode.
2. This results to run the GU I installation in the record mode. Select the responses in each screen
and run through the installation.
NOTE:
When selecting the response on each screen, do not click the BACK button, and modi fy the selection.
The response file will have to b e generated again in such a case.
3. The response file is created at the following location: %WINDDIR%\setup.iss,where,
%WINDIR% is the Windows installation director y.
4. Use this setup.iss file to perform the same silent m ode operation on multiple systems across
thesameplatform.
Setting up boot from SAN
You can set up the HP MPIO EVA DSM to boot externally from a SAN that uses HP StorageWorks HBAs
and RAID arrays. Booting externally offers the following advantages:
• Optional elimination of server-based internal boot devices
• Decreased dow ntime in the event of a server failure
Booting from a SAN requires specific setup procedures based on the specificsoftwaresolutions,HBA
firmware, and boot BIOS versions. See the following documents for detailed information about booting
from a SAN:
• HP StorageWorks Booting 32-bit Windows systems and Windows Ser ver x64 Edition
systems from a Storage Area Net work application notes, available at this web site:
h
ttp://h18006.www1.hp.com/products/storageworks/san/d ocumentation.html
• HP StorageWorks Booting Itanium 64-bit Windows Systems from a Storage Area Network
application notes, available at this web site: h
ttp://h18006.www1.hp.com/products/
storageworks/san/documentation.html
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