8x00 family of Disk Arrays 3.00.00 Installation and Reference Guide (AA-RW7SJ-TE, March 2008)

Table 2 Pre-ins talla tion chec klist

Task

Check the contents of the HP MPIO EVA DSM kit and the Fibre Channel hardware to make sure

nothing is missing. If you are missing any component, contact your account representative, or call

the HP Customer Service hotline at (800) 354-9000.

Obtain and review the most current versions of the following documents:

• HP MPIO Full Featured DSM for EVA4x00/6x00/8x00 family of Disk Arrays release notes

• Installation and conﬁguration information for your system, available at the following web site:

ttp://www.hp.com/country/us/eng/prodserv/storage.html

• Supported SAN topologies for HP MPIO EVA DSM, as deﬁned and described in the

HP StorageWorks SAN design reference guide available at the following web site:

http://h18006.www1. hp.com/products/storageworks/san/documentation.html

CAUTION:

Installing HP MPIO EVA DSM when the Terminal Server is in execution mode may have adverse

effects on other software products. For detailed information, see the Microsoft web site:

ttp://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;186612

Installing HP MPIO EVA DSM

You c an install HP M PIO EVA DSM on a stand-alone system or a cluster conﬁguration. The installation

procedure depends on the current conﬁguration of your system.

This section describes how to install HP MPIO EVA DSM on the following conﬁgurations:

• Installing HP MPIO EVA DSM on stand-alone systems

• Installing HP MPIO EVA DSM on cluster conﬁgurations

Installing HP MPIO EVA DSM on stand-alon e systems

You can install this software prior to attaching the hardware. To install the HP MPIO EVA DSM on a

stand-alone system, complete the steps below:

1. Complete the pre-installation checklist (Table 2) and the pre-installation procedure.

2. Ensure that only a single path is connected to the storage devices.

3. Conﬁgure the storage sets.

4. Run Launch.exe from the installation location.

5. In the launch window, click Install HP MPIO Full Featured DSM for EVA4 x00/6x00/8x00 family

of Disk Arrays.

6. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.

7. Restart the server.

8. Add the redundant paths to the storage devices.

NOTE:

For Windows Server core 2008 – Server Core (x86 and x64), you can run Launch.exe from the

installation location, using the command prompt.

Installing the HP MPIO Full Featured DSM for EVA4x00/6 x00/8x00 family of Disk Arrays