8100 Read Me First (5697-1122, January 2012)

RE AD ME FIR ST

HP EVA 4000/6000/8000 and EVA

4100/6100/8100

About this document

This document provides important information needed prior to installing, initializing, and operating

the HP EVA4000/6000/8000 and EVA4100/6100/8100 Enterprise Virtual Array, referred to

throughout this document as the HP x000 and x100 Enterprise Virtual Array.

Getting help

Telephone numbers for worldwide technical support are listed on the HP website:

http://www.hp.com/support

Enterprise Virtual Array documentation

The following documents are available to assist you in the upgrade and operation of the storage

system:

• HP EVA4000/6000/8000 and EVA4100/6100/8100 Enterprise Virtual Array User Guide

• HP Enterprise Virtual Array Updating Product Software Guide (XCS 6.250)

• HP EVA4000/6000/8000 and EVA4100/6100/8100 Enterprise Virtual Array Release Notes

You can download the latest editions of these documents from the following website:

http://www.hp.com/support/manuals

Click Disk Storage Systems under storage, and then select HP 4000/6000/8000 Enterprise Virtual

Arrays, HP 4100 Enterprise Virtual Array, HP 6100 Enterprise Virtual Array, or HP 8100 Enterprise

Virtual Array under P6000/EVA Disk Arrays.

Sof tware requirements

The HP x000 and x100 EVA requires the following software components. For more information on

the storage system s oftware , see the http://h18006.www1.hp.com/storage/ev a s oftware .h tml website.

The information in this document is subject to change without notice.

Four th edition: Januar y 20125697-1122

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READ ME FIRST HP EVA 4000/6000/8000 and EVA 4100/6100/8100 About this document This document provides important information needed prior to installing, initializing, and operating the HP EVA4000/6000/8000 and EVA4100/6100/8100 Enterprise Virtual Array, referred to throughout this document as the HP x000 and x100 Enterprise Virtual Array. Getting help Telephone numbers for worldwide technical support are listed on the HP website: http://www.hp.
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Storage Management Server software HP Command View EVA is used to manage the HP x000 and x100 EVA. Version 9.2 or later is required with XCS 6.250. Storage system software The HP XCS 6.250 software must be installed on the Enterprise Virtual Array, which you can download from the following website: http://www.software.hp.com Select Storage and NAS under Product and then select HP EVA XCS v6.250. Follow the instructions to download an .ISO image of the software from which you can create a CD.