HP 8Gb SAN Connection Kit Quick Start Instructions (5697-1308, October 2012)

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*5697-1308*

Overview

Congratulations on your purchase of the 8Gb SAN

Connection Kit. This document provides procedures

for installing the kit components, including the HP

8/20q Fibre Channel Switch, the host bus adapters

(HBAs), and the HP SAN Connection Manager (SAN

Connection Manager) software bundle on a

Windows or Linux system.

Verify contents and requirements

1. Verify the package contents.

The 8Gb SAN Connection Kit is shipped with

the following items and quantities:

• One Quick Start Instructions (this

document)

• One Read Me First document

• One End User License Agreement (EULA)

• One HP 8/20q Fibre Channel Switch

Rack-Mount Kit Quick Start Installation

Instructions

• One HP SAN Connection Manager

software CD, which includes HP Enterprise

Virtual Array (EVA) Management, Modular

Smart Array (MSA) Management, and

other related software components

• One HP 8/20q Fibre Channel Switch

Rack-Mount Kit

• Four rubber mounting feet for the HP

8/20q Fibre Channel Switch (for desktop

placement, if you are not using the

rack-mount kit)

• Ten 8 Gb shortwave fiber optic transceivers

• Six 5m LC-LC Multi-Mode Fibre Channel

(FC) cables

• Four 8 Gb HP 81Q PCI Express (PCIe) Fibre

Channel HBAs (PCIe x8 physical

connector)

• Four low-profile HBA mounting brackets

• One standard power cord

• One HP Power Distribution Unit (PDU)

power cable

• One serial cable

Printed in the U.S.

HP 8Gb SAN Connection Kit

Quick Start Instructions

HP Part Number: 5697-1308

Published: November 2011

Edition: 6

Summary of content (9 pages)

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HP 8Gb SAN Connection Kit Quick Start Instructions Overview Congratulations on your purchase of the 8Gb SAN Connection Kit. This document provides procedures for installing the kit components, including the HP 8/20q Fibre Channel Switch, the host bus adapters (HBAs), and the HP SAN Connection Manager (SAN Connection Manager) software bundle on a Windows or Linux system. Verify contents and requirements 1. © Copyright 2008–2011 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. Printed in the U.S.
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. Verify that the server running your management software (management station) meets the following minimum requirements for supporting the software (including SAN Connection Manager and other HP software): • Operating system: • Windows Server 2003 R2 x64/x86 with SP2 and Microsoft hotfix QFE932755 (updated Storport storage driver). The update is available on the Microsoft website: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/932 755. • Windows Server 2008 x64/x86 with SP1 or later.
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4. Check the switch LEDs (Figure 1) to verify that the Input Power LED is illuminated, the Heartbeat LED is blinking (once per second), and the System Fault LED is not illuminated. Figure 2 Installing the HBA 6 1 Figure 1 Switch LEDs 2 3 1 Input Power LED 5.
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3. Software installation instructions Use the HP SAN Connection Manager CD to install the management software on your management station as described in SAN Connection Manager installation, page 4. Use the same CD to install the HBA driver and other required software on each of the other servers in your SAN that use QLogic FC HBAs.
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. Click Install. The installation progress window (Figure 5) appears briefly, and then the Available Storage Subsystem dialog box (Figure 4) prompts you to select the type of HP storage subsystem for this station. Figure 5 Installation wizard: progress indicator (Management Installation) Figure 4 Available Storage Subsystem dialog box When the first component, the HP FC driver, is installed, a diagnostic window (Figure 6) shows the HBA properties and targets found. 6.
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7. If any software components fail to install, the final installation window lists those components (Figure 8). Click OK to close the SAN diagnostic window and continue the installation, or click Cancel to stop the installation. If the SAN Connection Manager software component is installed on a system with EVA storage, the Add EVA Management Account dialog box (Figure 7) prompts you to either select an existing user account or to create a user account to manage your EVA.
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5. Select one or more storage subsystem types (EVA and/or MSA) that exist in your SAN by choosing Yes from the drop-down menu for the appropriate subsystem types. Then click OK to close this dialog box and continue the installation. The progress window (see Figure 9) monitors the installation. A progress bar shows the percent of the installation completed and icons show the status of each component as it is installed; for example: • A icon indicates successful installation of the component.
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3. Run the install_smb.sh script as follows: b. # ./install_smb.sh # lsmod | grep qla2xxx This • • • 4. will install the following components: QLogic FC HBA driver HP Array Configuration Utility QLogic SANsurfer agent, QLRemote (if possible, the installation program will also start the SANsurfer agent, QLRemote) If the following message appears at the end of the installation, you must restart the computer; otherwise, continue with step 6: qla2xxx_conf qla2xxx scsi_mod c.
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2. Wait while the application discovers (detects) switches, servers, storage subsystems, and logical disks. This may take a few minutes. If the application detects a new, unconfigured switch in your SAN, the New Switch Setup dialog box (Figure 10) opens. This dialog box guides you through setting the switch IP address, administrator password, and default zoning. For details, refer to the Getting started section of the HP SAN Connection Manager User Guide.