
Procedure
1. Prepare a master virtual SVP image:
a. Create the virtual SVP using the procedure in
Configuring the virtual SVP (on
. You do not have to set up the network at this time.
b. Configure the SVP guest OS using the procedure in
c. Install the SVP using the procedure in
Completing the configuration (on
. You do not have to configure the SVP IP address at this time. In
addition, do not register a DKC using the Storage Device List.
2. Turn off the master virtual SVP.
3. Clone the master virtual SVP, and then start the cloned virtual SVP.
4. Configure the Windows OS network information in the cloned virtual SVP.
5. Set the IP address for the SVP. This IP address is used to communicate with the
storage system.
6. Register a storage system using the Storage Device List.
Detecting SVP failures
SVP failures are detected and resolved using the following methods.
Failure detection method How a failure is detected
Action to be taken
Hi-Track Remote
Monitoring System
No report from the agent
during a 24-hour health
check
Hi-Track detects SVP failure
-> SVP replacement. For
information about Hi-Track,
go to the Hi-Track website:
.
Hitachi Command Suite
(HCS)
RMI connection error (not
alert)
See the Hitachi Command
Suite Administrator Guide
(MK-90HC175).
Hitachi Storage Advisor
(HSA)
Hardware alerts appear in
Alert tiles, along with drill-
down views for detailed
information.
See Hitachi Storage Advisor
User Guide (MK-94HSA004).
Detecting SVP failures
Chapter 7: Installing the SVP software on a VMware ESXi host
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