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

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Contents
1 HP Technical Support
HPWebsites ............................................... 1
2 Configuration Information
NetworkConfigurationRequirements ......................... 2
FibreChannelSwitchGuidelines .....................
......... 3
FencingRequirements ....................................... 4
Requirements
forActiveDirectory............................ 5
3 Setting Up HP StorageWorks Clustered File System
ContentsoftheHPClusteredFileSystemDistribution........... 6
UserAuthentication.................. .............
.......... 7
Beforebeginningthesetupprocedure......................... 7
SystemDriveRequirement ........
........................ 7
SetupProcedure .........................
................... 8
SetupChecklist ..............................
............ 8
1.SetiLOconfigurationduringboot........................ 9
2.SetUptheDNSHostname..
........................... 10
3.ConfiguretheServerforWINSClients.................
.. 11
4.InstallaFirewall(Optional) ............................ 11
5.ReboottheServer...........
.......................... 11
6.InstallEmulexHBAAPILibraries...................
.... 12
7.ConfiguretheStorageArray............................ 12
8.InstalltheiSCSIInitiator(iSCSIConfigurationsOnly)......
12
9.InstallHPorThirdPartyMPIOSoftware(Optional) ....... 12
10.SetParametersforMPIOSoftware ..................... 12
11.ConfigureFCSwitches ...
............................ 14
12.CreateLUNsfortheMembershipPartitionsandModify
PartitionTables ............
........................... 16
13.LogIntoiSCSITargets(iSCSIConfigurationsOnly)....... 18
14.RunthemxcheckUtility....
.......................... 18