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manual abstract
5. The EZPilot Logical Drive wizard- Local Drive Host Assignment dialog
box appears. Select the host (and its adapters) to which you want
Step 6. Entering the WWN and
to assign the logical drive. If "Assign to this host only" is checked,
Step 12. Recording system information
only the local host and its adapters are displayed in the tree.
Checksum
Normal y a logical drive is assigned to only one host. Click Next.
Enter the specified information in Table 2 to assist you in managing,
The EVA4000 WWN and checksum must be entered using the Operator
6. To create additional logical drives, check Create another logical
upgrading, and troubleshooting your HP EVA4000 SAN Starter Kit.
Control Panel (OCP) on the front of one of the controllers. Labels
drive. Click Next and repeat steps 4 and 5.
Table 2 System information
attached to the front of the rack beside the controllers identify the WWN
When you are finished creating logical drives, uncheck Create
and checksum.
another logical drive and click Finish.
HP FC2142SR HBAs
• WWN address: ___________________
For more information on using the OCP, refer to the HP StorageWorks
4000/6000/8000 Enterprise Virtual Array user guide.
• Serial number: __________________
• Firmware version: ___________________
1. Press
or
until the first character of the WWN is displayed.
Step 10. Creating and managing
• Driver version: ____________________
Press
to accept this character and select the next.
4. Follow the on screen instructions to install the EZPilot management
Windows disks
2. Repeat step 1 to enter the remaining characters.
software.
After creating logical drives using EZPilot Manager, it will be necessary
• WWN address: ___________________
3. Press Enter to accept the WWN and select the checksum entry
to use the Windows disk management tools to perform disk-related
• Serial number: __________________
mode.
tasks, such as creating partitions and volumes, formatting them, and
Step 8. Installing EZPilot on a Windows
assigning drive letters.
• Firmware version: ___________________
4. Verify that the initial WWN checksum displays 0 in both positions.
non-management server
The following provides an overview of the tasks involved in managing
• Driver version: ____________________
5. Press
or
until the first checksum character is displayed.
disks. For more information, refer to Windows online help.
Press
to accept this character and select the second character.
You must install the EZPilot drivers and software on al Windows
1. On each Windows host to which a logical drive has been assigned,
• WWN address: ___________________
non-management servers connected to the EVA4000.
right-click on My Computer and click on Manage.
6. Press
or
until the second character is displayed. Press Enter
• Serial number: __________________
to accept the checksum and exit.
1. Insert the EZPilot Windows Installation CD into the CD-ROM drive
2. Select Disk Management in the left pane of the Computer
• Firmware version: ___________________
on the Windows non-management server. The server must be
Management window.
running Windows Server 2003 R2.
• Driver version: ____________________
3. Using the Windows disk management utility, initialize the new disks.
Prerequisites for installing EZPilot
2. The EZPilot dialog box appears. Click Next.
4. Create the desired partitions and volumes on the disk. This includes
3. The Installation Options dialog box opens. Click Install.
• WWN address: ___________________
assigning a drive letter and formatting to use the NTFS file system.
Before installing the EZPilot software, make sure the following conditions
• Serial number: __________________
Make sure you do not check the HP EVA Management Server check
are met:
5. Repeat step 5 for each new disk.
box.
• Firmware version: ___________________
• You must have the switch IP address, gateway, and subnet mask to
• Driver version: ____________________
4. Follow the on screen instructions to install the non-management
configure it during installation.
software.
HP 4/8 Base SAN
• The storage system must be uninitialized. If it has been initialized, it
Step 11. Installing the Emulex driver
Switch
• WWN: _________________________
must be uninitialized before installing EZPilot.
Repeat the above steps to install EZPilot on all Windows
non-management servers in connected to the EVA4000.
and utilities on a Linux non-management
• IP address: ____________________
• Make sure the switch configuration has not been changed from the
factory default. This includes the default switch password.
server
• Firmware version: ___________________
• If there is any Emulex or Brocade software installed on the server, it
HP EVA4000 storage
must be removed. If MPIO is installed, it must also be removed.
Step 9. Creating logical drives using
Perform this step only if you are connecting Linux servers to the
system
EVA4000. A Linux non-management server must be running one of
• WWN: _____________________
EZPilot Manager
the following Linux versions:
• XCS firmware version: _______________
Step 7. Installing Emulex EZPilot on the
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (latest update)
Disk drives
To make the EVA4000 storage available to your servers, you must create
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 (latest service pack)
• Slot __ Capacity _____ Firmware _______
Windows management server
logical drives and assign them to the appropriate host. This is done using
EZPilot Manager. For complete information on creating logical drives,
• Slot __ Capacity _____ Firmware _______
For complete instructions on installing the Emulex drivers and utilities for
see the Emulex EZPilot User Manual. See Finding more information.
• Slot __ Capacity _____ Firmware _______
There must be one Windows management server connected to the
Linux, refer to the documentation on the Emulex Linux Installation CD
• Slot __ Capacity _____ Firmware _______
EVA4000. The following procedure installs Emulex EZPilot Manager
included in the HP EVA4000 SAN Starter Media kit
and HP Command View EVA on the Windows management server.
NOTE:
The fol owing is an overview of the steps required to create a Linux
• Slot __ Capacity _____ Firmware _______
During installation, the SAN components wil be configured and the
If there are Linux servers connected to the EVA4000, you
non-management server.
• Slot __ Capacity _____ Firmware _______
EVA4000 will be initialized. For more information on EZPilot, see the
must install the Emulex driver and utilities on them to make
• Slot __ Capacity _____ Firmware _______
Emulex EZPilot User Manual. See Finding more information.
them visible to EZPilot Manager. Before continuing, install
1. Ensure a supported version of the Linux operating system is installed
these components on each Linux server as described in Step
on the server.
• Slot __ Capacity _____ Firmware _______
NOTE:
11. Installing the Emulex driver and utilities on a Linux
2. Update with the Proliant Support Pack (for HP servers).
• Slot __ Capacity _____ Firmware _______
non-management server. This wil enable you to assign logical
• Slot __ Capacity _____ Firmware _______
EZPilot Manager can only be installed on a Windows server.
drives to your Linux servers.
3. Install the Emulex driver for Linux.
• Slot __ Capacity _____ Firmware _______
4. Install the Emulex HBAnyware utility to configure the HBAs with the
• Slot __ Capacity _____ Firmware _______
1. Insert the EZPilot Windows Installation CD into the CD-ROM drive
correct firmware/BIOS.
1. On your Windows management server, click Start.
• Slot __ Capacity _____ Firmware _______
on the Windows server you will use as the management server.
5. Instal the Emulex MultiPulse utility on your system to allow for
The server must be running Windows Server 2003 R2. Make sure
2. Select All Programs > Emulex > EZPilot Manager Utility
• Slot __ Capacity _____ Firmware _______
multipathing in a High Availability (HA) environment.
the Storage Management for SANs component included in the R2
Windows feature pack is enabled.
EZPilot Manager launches displaying the Discovery Information
screen.
2. After the file is verified, the EZPilot dialog box appears. Click Next.
3. If there are no logical drives on the EVA4000, you will be prompted
3. The Installation Options dialog box opens. Check the HP EVA
to create them. Click OK.
Management Server box and click Install.
4. Choose the Logical Drive Type you wish to create and assign a size
to the new logical drive. Click Next to create the the logical drive.