11.0 HP StoreVirtual Storage VSA Installation and Configuration Guide (TA688-96141, September 2013)

NOTE:
• If a prior version CMC is installed on a management computer on the network, the VSA for
vSphere installer updates the CMC to the current version in the same location. The user-specified
location entered in the installer wizard is ignored.
After the installation is complete, open the CMC and find the StoreVirtual VSAs as storage systems
in the CMC. You can then set up the clustered storage for the SAN, as described in “Getting started
with HP StoreVirtual Storage” (page 21).
Table 4 Configuring the VSA for vSphere using the installer wizard
DefinitionInstaller step
vCenter Server that will host the StoreVirtual VSA. Enter either the IP address or host name of the
server.
Host Setup
List of vSphere hosts managed by the vCenter Server or single vSphere Server, and health status
and configuration details for the host. Select the host the StoreVirtual VSA should be deployed to.
If deploying more than one StoreVirtual VSA, you can chose to do so at the end of the wizard.
Select Host
The type of virtual machine to install. Choices include the StoreVirtual VSA or the Failover Manager
(FOM). The Virtual Storage Appliance (StoreVirtual VSA) is the storage system. The Failover
Type
Manager is a specialized version of the LeftHand OS software designed to operate as a manager
and provide automated failover capability. See the HP StoreVirtual Storage User Guide for
information about installing the Failover Manager (FOM).
If choosing the StoreVirtual VSA, you can also choose whether the StoreVirtual VSA should be
Adaptive Optimization-capable and use multiple tiers of storage.
List of datastores available on the host. Select the desired datastore to store the virtual appliance
files.
Datastore
Network settings include the following information:Network
• DNS name for the StoreVirtual VSA. The name for the StoreVirtual VSA must be 80 characters
or less. Valid characters include a-z (case insensitive), 0–9, and –.
• NIC to configure. Available NICs are eth0 and eth1. The VSA for vSphere can support up to
two NICs.
◦ IP address
A reserved IP address is recommended. Enter the IP address, subnet mask, and gateway.
DHCP is supported. If you use DHCP, be sure to reserve statically assigned IP addresses for
all storage systems on the DHCP server.
◦ The virtual network designated for the StoreVirtual VSA. Select the appropriate virtual network
from the list.
• The NIC designated as the preferred interface for LeftHand OS, which is used for cluster
communication and iSCSI host traffic. Select eth0 or eth1.
Information for creating the virtual machine, including the following:Virtual Machine
• Name for the virtual machine in (as it should appear in the VM inventory on the host or vCenter)
• Type of drive mapping to storage which should be virtualized by the StoreVirtual VSA — Virtual
Machine Disk Format (VMDK) or Raw Device Mapping (RDM)
Virtual or raw drive requirementsVMDK or Raw
Disk
• Maximum of 7 drives
• Minimum size: 5 GB
• Maximum size: 2047 GB in vSphere 5.0 or 5.1; 64 TB in vSphere 5.5
Depending on which type of mapping was selected in the previous step, the wizard opens one
of the following windows:
Virtual hard drives window
Select up to 7 virtual hard drives and designate the size.
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