HP ProLiant Storage Server SAN Connection and Management Application Notes (5697-6495, September 2007)

About this document

These application notes describe methods and procedures for connecting HP storage servers to a storage

area network (SAN) based on your type of Fibre Channel array.

For the lates

t version of this document, go to h

ttp://www.hp.com/sup port/manuals. Under the storage

section, cl

ick Disk Storage Systems,thenNAS/Storage S ervers, and select a SAN-capable storage server

model (for e

xample, the DL380 G5). Links to the most current documentation available are displayed on

the page.

Application notes topics

These application notes contain methods for connecting storage servers to the following arrays:

•

Modular Smart Array, page 3

• Enterprise Virtual Array, page 5

•

Disk Array XP, page 8

• Secure Path Ma n ager (op tional), page 11

• Expanding storage in a SAN environment, page 11

Intended audience

This document is intended for customers who are familiar with:

• HP stora

ge servers running Windows

Storage Server 2003

• Fibre Channel conﬁguration and management

• Types of storage arrays discussed in this document

Modular Smart Array

The procedure below describes how to connect your storage server to a Modular Smart Array (MSA).

1. Verify that the correct Fibre Channel (FC) host bus adapter (HBA) driver version, ﬁrmware, and boot

BIOS are installed for Windows Storage Server 2003 R2. “Table 1” lists the recent driver/ﬁrmw are

boot BIOS for suppor ted FC HBAs. Go to h

ttp://www.hp.com/go/msa to check for updates to

these versions.

NOTE:

Microsoft

Windows Storage Server 2003 R2 and Windows Server 2003 32–bit are

identical for the purpose of this comp atibility table.

HP ProLiant Storage Server SAN Connection and Management