HP StorageWorks SAN Virtualization Services Platform Administrator Guide (5697-0934, May 2011)

HP websites.........................................................................................................................115
Documentation feedback.......................................................................................................115
A Using VSM with firewalls.........................................................................116
Windows 2003....................................................................................................................116
Windows 2008...................................................................................................................118
B Deploying VMware ESX Server with SVSP..................................................122
Deployment overview............................................................................................................122
Deployment steps.............................................................................................................122
Supported VMware ESX versions.......................................................................................123
Supported VSM software versions......................................................................................123
Configuration.......................................................................................................................123
Fibre Channel zoning.......................................................................................................123
Storage system................................................................................................................123
VSM GUI........................................................................................................................124
VMware ESX server..........................................................................................................125
Advanced settings.......................................................................................................125
Configuring the Datastore............................................................................................126
VMware storage administration best practices..........................................................................127
Rescan SAN operations....................................................................................................127
Resizing SVSP virtual disks and the VMware Datastore.........................................................127
Virtual machine migration (VMotion)..................................................................................128
Assigning virtual disk snapshots to the same or other ESX servers...........................................128
Using VSS with Windows 2003 SP2 running on a virtual machine.........................................129
Creating synchronized snapshots of application virtual disks.............................................129
Creating a synchronized snapshot of the virtual machine..................................................129
N-port ID virtualization (NPIV)...........................................................................................130
Microsoft cluster...............................................................................................................130
Installing and booting an VMware ESX server from the SAN..................................................130
VMware issues.....................................................................................................................130
VMware and large I/Os...................................................................................................130
C Configuration worksheets........................................................................132
D Specifications........................................................................................134
Data Path Module.................................................................................................................134
Characteristics.................................................................................................................134
Media............................................................................................................................134
High availability features..................................................................................................134
Management standards....................................................................................................134
Device management.........................................................................................................134
Mechanical.....................................................................................................................135
Environmental..................................................................................................................135
Electrical.........................................................................................................................135
Regulatory......................................................................................................................135
VSM server..........................................................................................................................135
Environmental..................................................................................................................135
Mechanical and electrical.................................................................................................136
Characteristics.................................................................................................................136
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