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Table 2 Pre-installation checklist
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 con fi guration information for your system, available at the following web site:
http://www.hp.com/country/us/eng/prodserv/storage.html
• Supported SAN topologies for HP MPIO EVA DSM, as de fi ned 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:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;186612
Installing HP MPIO EVA DSM
You can install HP MPIO EVA DSM on a stand-alone system or a cluster con fi guration. The installation
procedure depends on the current con fi guration of your system.
This section describes how to install HP MPIO EVA DSM on the following con fi gurations:
• Installing HP MPIO EVA DSM on stand-alone systems
• Installing HP MPIO EVA DSM on cluster con
fi gurations
Installing HP MPIO EVA DSM on stand-alone 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. Con fi gure the storage sets.
4. Run
Launch.exe
from the installation location.
5. In the launch window, click Install HP MPIO Full Featured DSM for EVA4x00/6x00/8x00 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.
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Installing the HP MPIO Full Featured DSM for EVA4x00/6x00/8x00 family of Disk Arrays