HP StorageWorks Modular Smart Array FC VDS Hardware Provider for Windows 2003 Administration Guide (T1634-96074, February 2007)

Contents

Preface .............................. 7

Aboutthisguide....................................... 7

Intendedaudience...................................... 7

Relateddocumentation.................................... 7

Documentconventionsandsymbols .............................. 8

HPtechnicalsupport..................................... 9

Subscriptionservice ..................................... 9

HPwebsites......................................... 9

Documentationfeedback ................................... 9

1QuickstartfortheHPMSAVDShardwareprovider ......... 11

Disk array and ser ver preconﬁgurationsummary........................ 11

HPMSAVDShardwareproviderinstallationsummary...................... 11

Importantnotes ...................................... 11

2OverviewoftheHPMSAVDShardwareprovider .......... 13

MicrosoftWindows2003operatingsystem .......................... 13

WindowsDiskManagement ................................ 14

Windowsmanagementapplications ............................. 14

Microsoftcommandlineutilities ............................... 14

Windowssoftwareproviders ................................ 14

MicrosoftVirtualDiskService(VDS) ............................. 14

HPMSAVDShardwareprovider............................... 15

HPdiskarray....................................... 15

3PreconﬁguringfortheHPMSAVDShardwareprovider........ 17

SupportingcomponentsfortheHPMSAVDShardwareprovider ................. 17

Hardware ...................................... 17

Software....................................... 18

Important HP MSA VDS hardware p rovider preconﬁgurationnotes ................ 18

PreconﬁguringthearrayandserverfortheHPMSAVDShardwareprovider ............ 19

PreconﬁguretheVDSserver............................... 19

Preconﬁgurethediskarrayandoptionalhost ....................... 19

4InstallingtheHPMSAVDShardwareprovider............ 21

InstallingtheHPMSAVDShardwareprovider......................... 21

RemovingtheHPMSAVDShardwareprovider......................... 22

Removethehardwareproviderusingtheinstaller...................... 22

RemovethehardwareproviderusingWindowsAddorRemovePrograms ........... 22

5TroubleshootingtheHPMSAVDShardwareprovider......... 25

Troubleshootingprocedures................................. 25

VDSwillnotinstall................................... 25

Cannotmanagethearrayusinghardwareprovider..................... 25

Usingthetracelogfortroubleshooting ............................ 26

VDSerrormessages .................................... 27

Eventlogmessages .................................... 31

HP StorageW orks Modular Smart Array FC VDS Hardware Provider for Windows 2003 administration guide