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

Configuring a data disk
1. In the vSphere Client, navigate to the Inventory Panel.
2. Click Add at the bottom of the Hardware tab.
3. Select Hard Disk as the type of device to add and click Next.
4. Select Create a new virtual disk and click Next.
5. In the Disk Capacity section, designate a capacity that is suitable for the amount of storage
available on your vSphere Server.
6. In the Location section, select Store with Virtual Machine, and click Next.
7. For the first disk, select the Virtual Device Node to be SCSI 1:0 from the list. For additional
disks, assign SCSI 1:1 through 1:6, in sequential order.
CAUTION: Selecting anything other than SCSI 1:0 for the first disk causes RAID to be
unconfigurable later.
8. Select Mode→Independent→Persistent and click Next.
9. Review the device configuration and click Finish.
Powering on the VSA for vSphere and setting the IP address and host name
1. In the inventory panel, select the new VSA for vSphere and power it on.
2. Select the Console tab and wait for the VSA for vSphere to boot.
3. When the VSA for vSphere finishes booting, enter Start and press Enter to log in to the
Configuration Interface.
4. On the Configuration Interface main menu, press Tab to select Network TCP/IP Settings and
press Enter.
5. On the Available Network Devices window, press Tab to select the applicable network interface
and press Enter.
6. On the Network Settings window, press Tab to select the Hostname box and enter a host
name for the StoreVirtual VSA. Use backspace to erase an entry if necessary.
This host name displays in the CMC only. It does not change the name of the original .vmx
file or the name of the virtual machine in the VMware interface.
7. Press Tab to select the method for setting the IP address.
If you are entering a static IP address, note that Gateway is a required field. If you do not
have a gateway, enter 0.0.0.0.
8. Press Tab to select OK and press Enter.
9. Press Enter again to confirm the action.
10. After the settings are configured, press Enter to confirm the IP address change.
11. On the Available Network Devices window, press Tab to select Back and press Enter.
12. On the Configuration Interface, press Tab to select Log Out and press Enter.
Verifying the IP address and host name
1. In the vSphere Client Information Panel, select the Summary tab.
2. In the General section on the Summary tab, verify that the IP address and host name are
correct, and that VMware Tools are running.
NOTE: If VMware Tools show out of date or Unmanaged, then they are running correctly.
These statuses are not a problem, because the tools are available and running. VMware tools
are updated with each LeftHand OS software upgrade.
Installing the StoreVirtual VSA OVF version 15