Installation and Reference Guide for HP MPIO Full Featured DSM for MSA1000/1500 (Active-Active) Disk Arrays 3.00.00 (AA-RW8AD-TE, March 2008)

Creating response files for silent mode operations
The package contains the following response files (.iss files) : new.iss, uninstall.iss and
update.iss that are used for silent m o de installation and uninstallation respectively. In addition to
these, you can c
reate your own customized response files for operations (such as modify/repair) with
different combinations of the components selected/unselected.
Customized response files can be created by running the setup.exe in the record mode on one
of the systems. This response file can then be used for doing the same silent mode operation across
multiple syst
ems.
To create response file, complete the following steps:
1. At the command prompt, type the following command: <CMD> setup.exe /r,where/r
option enables the record mode.
2. This will res
ult in the GUI installation to run in the record mode. Select the responses in each
screen and run through the installation.
NOTE:
When selecting the response on each screen, do not click the BACK button, and modify the selection.
The response file will have to be generated again in such a case.
3. The response file is created at the following location: %WINDDIR%\setup.iss,where,
%WINDIR% is the Windows installation directory.
4. Use this setup.iss file to perform the same silent mod e operation on multiple systems across
thesameplatform.
Setting up boot from a SAN
HP MPIO MSA DSM can b e set up to boot externally from a SAN that uses HP StorageWorks HBAs and
RAID arrays. Booting externally offers the following advantages:
• Optional elimination of server-based internal bo ot devices.
• Decreaseddowntimeintheeventofaserverfailure.
However , booting from a SAN requires specific setup p rocedures based on the specificsoftwaresolutions,
HBA firmware, and boot BIOS versions. Refer to the following documents for detailed information about
booting from a SAN:
• HP StorageWorks Booting 32-bit Windows systems and Windows Server x64 Edition
systems from a Storage Area N etwork application notes available at this web site:
h
ttp://h18006.www1.hp.com/products/storageworks/san/documentation.html.
• HP StorageWorks Booting Itanium 64-bit Windows Systems from a Storage Area Network
Application Notes available at this web site: h
ttp://h18006.www1.hp.com/products/
storageworks/san/documentation.html.
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Installing the HP MPIO Full Featured D evice Specific Module (DSM) for MSA1000/1500 (Active-Active)
Disk Arrays software