9.5 HP P4000 VSA Installation and Configuration Guide

Table 5 Configuring the VSA for Hyper-V Server using the installer wizard (continued)
DefinitionInstaller Step
Includes the following network information:Network
• Host name for the VSA
• IP address
Reserved IP address is recommended. DHCP is available (requires statically assigned IP
addresses).
• The network interface designated for the virtual machines
Information for creating the virtual machine, including the following:Virtual machine
• Name for the virtual machine in Hyper-V
• Type of hard drives, virtual or physical
• Check box to power on the VSA after it is installed
One of two windows opens, depending on which type of drives were selected in the Virtual
machine window.
Virtual or physical drive requirements
Hard drives, either
virtual or physical
• Maximum of 5 drives
• Minimum size: 5 GB
• Maximum size: 2040 GB
Virtual hard drives window
Select up to 5 virtual hard drives and designate the size.
Physical Drives window
Select up to five physical drives that you have prepared, and which are offline. These drives must
have no partitions or volumes on them, or the installer will not list them.
To install the VSA
1. Begin the installer one of the following ways:
• Double-click the executable to start the installation.
• Insert the HP P4000 Virtual SAN Appliance (VSA) DVD in the DVD drive.
2. Accept the terms of the License Agreement.
3. Configure the parameters of the virtual machine on the network, including the hard drives.
See Table 5 (page 11).
NOTE: You can run the wizard again to configure another VSA using the same parameters
as appropriate.
4. Finish the installation, reviewing the configuration summary.
When the installer is finished, the VSA is ready to be used in the HP P4000 SAN Solution.
5. Next, install the CMC, described in “Getting started with the P4000 SAN” (page 13). Then
follow the steps in “Getting started with the CMC” (page 13).
The installer may take a few minutes to complete, depending upon the underlying hardware.
Troubleshooting
Table 6 Troubleshooting the VSA for Hyper-V Server installation
SolutionProblem
While installing the VSA for Hyper-V Server, you do not
see the physical disks you prepared.
1. Close the installer.
2. Verify that the disks are offline.
3. Start the installer again.
12 Installing the P4000 VSA for Hyper-V Server