HP MPIO Full Featured DSM for SAN Virtualization Services Platform 4.01.00 installation and reference guide (5697-0237, January 2010)

Task
Obtain and review the most current versions of the following documents:
• HP MPIO Full Featured DSM for SAN Virtualization Services Platform release notes
• Installation and configuration information for your system, available at the following website:
http://www.hp.com/country/us/eng/prodserv/storage.html
• Supported SAN topologies for HP MPIO SVSP DSM, as defined and described in the HP
StorageWorks SAN design reference guide available at the following website:
http://h18006.www1.hp.com/products/storageworks/san/documentation.html
Installing HP MPIO SVSP DSM
You can install HP MPIO SVSP DSM on a stand-alone system or on a clustered system. The installation
procedure depends on the current configuration of your system.
Installing HP MPIO SVSP DSM on a stand-alone system
You can install the HP MPIO SVSP DSM software prior to connecting to the hardware. To install on
a stand-alone system, complete the following steps:
1. Complete the pre-installation checklist (Table 2) and the pre-installation procedure, see Preparing
for installation.
2. Ensure that only a single path is connected to the storage devices.
3. Run Launch.exe from the installation location.
4. In the launch window, click Install HP MPIO Full Featured DSM for SAN Virtualization Services
Platform.
5. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.
6. Restart the system.
7. Add the redundant paths to the storage devices.
NOTE:
For Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Server Core (x86 and x64) and Microsoft Windows Server
2008 R2 Server Core (x64), you can run Launch.exe from the installation location, using the
command prompt.
Installing HP MPIO SVSP DSM on a clustered system
To install HP MPIO SVSP DSM on a clustered system, complete the following steps:
NOTE:
On a clustered system, you must install HP MPIO SVSP DSM on one node at a time. Repeat this on
all the nodes in a cluster.
Ensure that the system sees the paths from both the SVSP Data Path Modules.
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