HP StorageWorks X5500 Network Storage Gateway for Windows setup guide (AP809-96004, October 2009)

Chapter3:SettingUpHPStorageWorksClusteredFileSystem 12
6. Install Emulex HBA API Libraries
ThisstepisneededonlyifyourserversuseEmulexHBAs.
TheHBAAPIlibrariesareprovidedwiththeHBAnywarepackage,
whichisincludedintheHBAdriverdownload.Toensurethatthecorrect
librariesareavailableforHPClusteredFileSystem,youwillneedto
installtheHBAnywarepackageon
eachserverthatwillbeinthecluster.
7. Configure the Storage Array
Performtheinitialconfigurationofthestoragearrayasdescribedinthe
productdocumentation.IfyouwillbeusingtheXIOtech
MAGNITUDE
storagearray,clickthistitle,“
PolyServeDataManagementSoftware‐
ConfiguringtheXIOtechMAGNITUDEArray”orsearchforthedocumenton
the
www.hp.comwebsite.
8. Install the iSCSI Initiator (iSCSI Configurations
Only)
InstalltheMicrosoftiSCSIInitiatoroneachserveraccordingtothe
productdocumentation.
9. Install HP or Third-Party MPIO Software (Optional)
Ifyouwillbeusingthird‐partyMPIOsoftware,installitaccordingtothe
productdocumentation.HPhighlyrecommendstheuseofMPIODSM
softwareforoptimalperformanceandavailability.ContactyourHP
storagearchitect foradditionalinformationfor supportofnon‐HPMPIO
software.ForinformationaboutHP’sMPIOsoftware
forHParrays,check
thefollowinglink:
http://h18006.www1.hp.com/products/sanworks/softwaredrivers/
multipathoptions/windows.html.
10. Set Parameters for MPIO Software
DifferentMPIOsoftwaresolutionsmayrequirespecificconfiguration
steps.ThissectiondocumentsknownsetupforHP’sMPIOsoftwarein
orderforittoworkwithHPClusteredFileSystem.