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HP S t o r e V ir tual S t o r age VS A Ins t allati o n and
C o nf i gur ati o n Gui de
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T his gui de pr o v i de s inf o r mati o n a bo u t ins t alling and co nf i gur ing the HP S t o r e V ir tual VS A f o r VMw ar e vS phe r e and the HP
S t o r e V ir tual VS A f o r M i c r o s o f t H y pe r - V . Inc luded ar e ne t w o r k co nf i gur ati o n be s t pr ac ti ce s t o e nsur e the be s t pe r f o r mance f o r
the S AN u sing the VS As . T he in t e nded a udi e nce is s y s
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© C op y r i gh t 20 1 0, 20 1 3 H e w le t t -P ac k ar d D e v e lopme n t C o m pan y , L .P . C o nf i de n ti al co m pu t e r s o f t w ar e . V ali d li ce ns e f r o m HP r eq uir ed f o r po s s e s si o n , u s e o r cop y ing . C o nsis t e n t w ith F AR 1 2 .2 1 1 and 1 2 .2 1 2 , C o mme r c i al C o m pu t e r S o f t w ar e , C o m pu t e r S o f t w ar e Doc ume n t ati o n , and T ec hni cal D at a f o r C o mme r c i al It e ms ar e li ce ns ed t o the U . S . Go v e r nme n t
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C o n t e n ts 1 P lanning f o r the VS A................................................................................... 5 P lanning the v ir tual ne t w o r k co nf i gur ati o n.................................................................................... 5 P lanning the c lu s t e r ed s t o r age co nf i gur ati o n.................................................................................5 2 Ins t alling the HP S t o r e V ir tual VS A f o r VMw ar e vS phe r e .............
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7 Su ppo r t and o the r r e s o ur ce s ...................................................................... 29 C o n t ac ting HP ........................................................................................................................29 Su b s c r ipti o n s e r v i ce............................................................................................................29 R ac k s t a b ilit y ..............................................................................
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1 P lanning f o r the VS A C ar e f ul planning o f the v ir tual ne t w o r k co nf i gur ati o n , the VS A co nf i gur ati o n , and the co nf i gur ati o n o f the c lu s t e r s and v o lume s f o r dat a s t o r age e nsur e s that y o u can t ak e f ull ad v an t age o f the f eatur e s and be ne f its o f the HP S t o r e V ir tual S t o r age . P lanning the v ir tual ne t w o r k co nf i gur ati o n Be f o r e y o u ins t all the VS A o n the ne t w o r k , plan the v ir tual ne t w o
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2 Ins t alling the HP S t o r e V ir tual VS A f o r VMw ar e vS phe r e T he VS A is pr e -f o r mat t ed f o r u s e w ith HP S t o r e V ir tual VS A f o r VMw ar e vS phe r e . If y o u ar e u sing an e v aluati o n cop y , and y o u w an t t o co n tin ue u sing the VS A af t e r the tr i al pe r i od ha s e nded , y o u m u s t pur c ha s e a li ce ns e k e y . A f t e r y o u a ppl y the li ce ns e k e y , y o ur co nf i gur ati o n can be u s ed a s is in a pr odu c ti o n e n v ir o nme
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NO TE: If a pr i o r v e r si o n CM C is ins t alled o n a manage me n t co m pu t e r o n the ne t w o r k , the VS A f o r vS phe r e ins t alle r u pdat e s the CM C t o the c ur r e n t v e r si o n in the s ame locati o n . T he u s e r -s pec if i ed locati o n e n t e r ed in the ins t alle r w i z ar d is i gn o r ed . NO TE: Y o u cann o t r un co nc ur r e n t ins t allati o ns o f VS A w ith the s ame VS A name o n o ne E SX s e r v e r . A f t e r the ins t allati o n is co m ple t
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1 . Begin the ins t alle r o ne o f the f o llo w ing w a y s: • Ins e r t the HP S t o r e V ir tual Manage me n t S o f t w ar e D VD in the D VD dr i v e . • Do u ble -c li c k the e x ec u t a ble that y o u do w nloaded t o s t ar t the ins t allati o n . 2 . C li c k Install VS A f or VMw ar e vSph er e t o begin the w i z ar d . 3 . In the Me t a L a unc he r co mmand line w indo w that ope ns , e n t e r 1 t o r un the ins t alle r CLI , o r e n t e r 2 t o r un the ins t alle r G UI . B
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T abl e 3 R elationship o f disk si z e t o datast or e bloc k si z e (co n tin ued) Bloc k Si z e M ax VMDK 4 MB 1 0 2 4 GB 8 MB 20 4 8 GB T o co nf i gur e the dat a disk: 1 . In the VI C li e n t , na v i gat e t o the In v e n t o r y P ane l . 2 . C li c k A dd at the bo t t o m o f the H ar d w ar e t a b . 3 . S e lec t H ar d Disk a s the t y pe o f de v i ce t o add and c li c k N e xt. 4. S e lec t Cr eate a n e w v ir tual disk and c li c k N e xt . 5 . In the Disk C a pac it y s ec t
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NO TE: If VMw ar e T oo ls sh o wout of date o rUnmanaged , the n the y ar e r unning co r r ec tl y . T he s e s t atu s e s ar e n o t a pr oble m , beca u s e the t oo ls ar e a v aila ble and r unning . VMw ar e t oo ls ar e u pdat ed w ith eac h L e f tH and O S s o f t w ar e u pgr ade . 3 . Opti o nal: If y o u w an t the name o f the VS A f o r vS phe r e t o mat c h the h o s t name in the CM C , in the in v e n t o r y pane l , r i gh t -c li c k the VS A f o r vS phe r e and s e lec t
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3 Ins t alling the HP S t o r e V ir tual VS A f o r M i c r o s o f t H y pe r - V T he HP S t o r e V ir tual VS A f o r M i c r o s o f t H y pe r - V is pr e -f o r mat t ed f o r u s e w ith M i c r o s o f t® W indo w s® S e r v e r H y pe r - V™. Ins t all the VS A f o r H y pe r - V o n a W indo w s s e r v e r co nf i gur ed w ith r edundan t R AI D . If y o u ar e u sing an e v aluati o n cop y and w an t t o co n tin ue u sing the VS A f o r H y pe r - V af t e r the tr i al pe r i od
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Be s t pr ac ti ce s HP r eco mme nds ins t alling H y pe r - V S e r v e r o n t op o f a r edundan t R AI D co nf i gur ati o n w ith a R AI D co n tr o lle r that ha s bat t e r y-bac k ed cac he e na bled . Do n o t u s e R AI D 0. U nsu ppo r t ed co nf i gur ati o ns • R unning VS A f o r H y pe r - Vs o n t op o f e x is ting HP S t o r e V ir tual S t o r age is n o t r eco mme nded . • T he h o t adding o r r e mo v al o f v ir tual har d disks and pa s s - thr o ugh disks is n o t su p
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T abl e 5 Conf igur ing t h e VS A f or H y per - V using t h e install er w i z ar d (co n tin ued) Install er S tep De f inition V ir tual mac hine Inf o r mati o n f o r c r eating the v ir tual mac hine , inc luding the f o llo w ing: • Name f o r the v ir tual mac hine in H y pe r - V • T y pe o f har d dr i v e s , v ir tual o r ph y si cal • C hec k bo x t o po w e r o n the VS A f o r H y pe r - V af t e r it is ins t alled H ar d dr i v e s , e ithe r One o f t w o w indo w s ope ns , d
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4 Ge t ting s t ar t ed w ith HP S t o r e V ir tual S t o r age Ins t alling the CM C Ins t all the CM C o n the co m pu t e r o r v ir tual mac hine that y o u u s e t o adminis t e r the HP S t o r e V ir tual S t o r age . Y o u adminis t e r the e n tir e ne t w o r k o f VS As f r o m this CM C . T o obt ain the CM C , do w nload the CM C ins t alle r f r o m the f o llo w ing w eb sit e: h t tp://w w w .hp .co m/go/S t o r e V ir tualDo w nloads Pr e r eq uisit e F o r the CM C ins t alla
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2 . C li c k F ind S y stems o n the Ge t ting S t ar t ed L a unc h P ad . In the F ind S y s t e ms w indo w , u s e the s e f eatur e s t o co n tr o l the lis t o f s y s t e ms: • C lear A u t o Dis co v e r b y Br oadca s t t o pr e v e n t the e n tir e su bne t o f s y s t e ms f r o m a ppear ing in the na v i gati o n pane . • A dd indi v i dual I P addr e s s e s o f s y s t e ms that y o u w an t t o a ppear in the na v i gati o n pane . F igur e 1 Editing F ind S y stems t o contr o
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V ir tual NIC s F igur e 2 Conf igur ing t h e har d w ar e 1 . C o nf i gur e R AI D and the ne t w o r k f r o m the s e cat ego r i e s C o nf i gur ing R AI D C o nf i gur e R AI D af t e r po w e r ing o n the VS A. If y o u po w e r o ff the VS A and add disks , y o u m u s t r e -co nf i gur e R AI D w he n y o u po w e r o n the VS A. R AI D and the VS A f o r H y pe r - V S e r v e r If y o u c r eat e the VS A f o r H y pe r - V S e r v e r w ith o ne disk , R AI D w ill be a u t o mat
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F igur e 3 A dding additional disks t o R AI D in t h e VS A f or H y per - V Ser v er R AI D and the VS A f o r vS phe r e S e r v e r If y o u ha v e tr o u ble co nf i gur ing R AI D n o w , y o u ma y ha v e made a mis t ak e w he n co nf i gur ing a v ir tual disk ear li e r . On the E SX S e r v e r , v e r if y that the VS A ha s at lea s t o ne v ir tual disk . T he f ir s t v ir tual disk m u s t be co nf i gur ed o n S C S I 1 : 0. A dditi o nal disks m u s t be co nf i gur ed s eq ue
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T r o u ble sh oo ting T abl e 7 T r oubl eshooting installation—HP S t or e V ir tual VS A f or VMw ar e vSph er e Pr obl em Solution Y o u w an t t o r e ins t all the VS A 1 . C lo s e y o ur CM C s e s si o n . 2 . In the VI C li e n t , po w e r o ff the VS A. 3 . R i gh t -c li c k and s e lec t Del ete fr om Disk. 4. C op y f r e sh f ile s in t o the v ir tual mac hine f o lde r f r o m the do w nloaded .zip f ile o r dis tr ibu ti o n medi a . 5 . Ope n VMw ar e and begin again . Y o u
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Doc ume n t ati o n a v aila ble F o r de t ailed ins tr u c ti o ns a bo u t u sing the CM C and the VS A, s ee the f o llo w ing r e s o ur ce s . Y o u can f ind the s e doc ume n ts o n the HP S t o r e V ir tual Manage me n t S o f t w ar e D VD and o n the Man uals page o f the HP B u sine s s Su ppo r t C e n t e r w eb sit e: h t tp://w w w .hp .co m/su ppo r t/S t o r e V ir tualMan uals • HP S t o r e V ir tual S t o r age Online H e lp A ll U s e r Gui de co n t e n t is co n t ained
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5 D e si gning a v ir tual S AN T he VS A e na ble s f ull f eatur ed u s e o f the L e f tH and O S s o f t w ar e in a v ir tuali z ed e n v ir o nme n t . W he n deplo y ed co r r ec tl y , HP L e f tH and S ANs ar e s cala ble , hi ghl y a v aila ble , and f ull y r edundan t . F igur e 4 Ex ampl e o f a v ir tual S AN using t h e VS A D e si gning y o ur v ir tual S AN T he de si gn o f y o ur v ir tual S AN aff ec ts bo th its pe r f o r mance and its r e li a b ilit y f o r pr odu c ti o
