HP StorageWorks 4400, Installation Manual

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Connecting the Fibre Channel cables .......................................................................................... 34
Connecting device port Fibre Channel cables to the EVA (rear view) ......................................... 34
Connecting Fibre Channel cables to the EVA (front end) .......................................................... 34
Connecting cables to an HSV300-S controller enclosure (front end) ........................................... 34
Labeling cables using labeling kit ......................................................................................... 34
Connecting the power cords ....................................................................................................... 34
6 Turn on power ................................................................................. 37
Overview ................................................................................................................................. 37
Power on the devices ................................................................................................................. 37
Verify the operating status of the EVA .......................................................................................... 38
View the LEDs on the EVA .......................................................................................................... 38
Verify the operating status of the disk enclosures ........................................................................... 39
Verify the operating status of the Fibre Channel switches and adapters ............................................ 39
Installing Fibre Channel drivers ................................................................................................... 40
Configuring the embedded switch ............................................................................................... 40
Verify the operating status of the servers ...................................................................................... 42
7 Connecting to the management module .............................................. 43
Connecting to the management module ....................................................................................... 43
Connecting through a public network .................................................................................... 43
Connecting through a private network ................................................................................... 44
Accessing HP Command View EVA on the management module ..................................................... 45
Changing the default operating mode ......................................................................................... 45
Accessing the WOCP through HP Command View EVA ................................................................. 46
8 Configuring management servers using HP SmartStart EVA Storage ........ 47
Overview ................................................................................................................................. 47
9 Configuring application servers for Windows using HP SmartStart EVA
Storage ............................................................................................. 49
Overview ................................................................................................................................. 49
10 Configuring non-Windows application servers ................................... 51
Overview ................................................................................................................................. 51
Clustering ................................................................................................................................ 51
Multipathing ............................................................................................................................ 52
Installing Fibre Channel adapters ................................................................................................ 52
Testing connections to the EVA ................................................................................................... 52
Adding hosts ............................................................................................................................ 52
Creating and presenting virtual disks ........................................................................................... 53
Verifying virtual disk access from the host ..................................................................................... 54
Configuring virtual disks from the host ......................................................................................... 54
HP-UX ..................................................................................................................................... 54
Scanning the bus ............................................................................................................... 54
Creating volume groups on a virtual disk using vgcreate ......................................................... 55
IBM AIX ................................................................................................................................... 56
Accessing IBM AIX utilities ................................................................................................... 56
Adding hosts ..................................................................................................................... 56
Creating and presenting virtual disks .................................................................................... 57
Verifying virtual disks from the host ....................................................................................... 57
Linux ....................................................................................................................................... 57
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