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HP StoreVirtual Storage VSA Installation andConfiguration GuideAbstractThis guide provides information about installing and configuring the HP StoreVi

NOTE: If VMware Tools show out of date or Unmanaged, then they are running correctly.These statuses are not a problem, because the tools are available

3 Installing the HP StoreVirtual VSA for Microsoft Hyper-VThe HP StoreVirtual VSA for Microsoft Hyper-V is pre-formatted for use with Microsoft® Windo

Best practicesHP recommends installing Hyper-V Server on top of a redundant RAID configuration with a RAIDcontroller that has battery-backed cache ena

Table 5 Configuring the VSA for Hyper-V using the installer wizard (continued)DefinitionInstaller StepInformation for creating the virtual machine, in

4 Getting started with HP StoreVirtual StorageInstalling the CMCInstall the CMC on the computer or virtual machine that you use to administer the HP S

2. Click Find Systems on the Getting Started Launch Pad.In the Find Systems window, use these features to control the list of systems:• Clear Auto Dis

Virtual NICsFigure 2 Configuring the hardware1. Configure RAID and the network from these categoriesConfiguring RAIDConfigure RAID after powering on t

Figure 3 Adding additional disks to RAID in the VSA for Hyper-V ServerRAID and the VSA for vSphere ServerIf you have trouble configuring RAID now, you

TroubleshootingTable 7 Troubleshooting installation—HP StoreVirtual VSA for VMware vSphereSolutionProblemYou want to reinstall the VSA 1. Close your C

Documentation availableFor detailed instructions about using the CMC and the VSA, see the following resources. You canfind these documents on the HP S

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5 Designing a virtual SANThe VSA enables full featured use of the LeftHand OS software in a virtualized environment. Whendeployed correctly, HP LeftHa

is not accessible from more than one physical server. (Note that the LeftHand OS softwareconsumes a small amount of the available space.)◦ For ESX Ser

• Use of any Hyper-V Server configuration that Microsoft does not support.• Booting physical servers off of a VSA cluster.• Extending the data virtual

network adapters. Platforms that will host VSAs and other virtual machines should have four ethernet(minimum 1 GB) network adapters so that two adapte

systems in the cluster. See “Using VSAs with HP StoreVirtual Storage” (page 23) for informationabout storage capacity and platforms in a cluster.The f

Sample configurationsSome sample configurations and their uses and benefits are described below.Single system configurationA single system configurati

Figure 6 Two-system configurationThree-system-plus configurationAll configurations greater than two systems can be redundant, and do not require a Vir

6 Using the VMware VSA laptop demoThe VMware VSA laptop demo is the smallest and most portable version of the LeftHand OSsoftware virtual appliance. U

You only need to configure each virtual machine once.1. Copy or download the VSA .zip file.2. Copy or unzip the VSA files to the virtual machine direc

7 Support and other resourcesContacting HPFor worldwide technical support information, see the HP support website:http://www.hp.com/supportBefore cont

Contents1 Planning for the VSA...5Planning the virtual network configu

initiate a fast and accurate resolution, based on your product’s service level. Notifications may besent to your authorized HP Channel Partner for on-

8 Documentation feedbackHP is committed to providing documentation that meets your needs. To help us improve thedocumentation, send any errors, sugges

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1 Planning for the VSACareful planning of the virtual network configuration, the VSA configuration, and the configurationof the clusters and volumes f

2 Installing the HP StoreVirtual VSA for VMware vSphereThe VSA is pre-formatted for use with HP StoreVirtual VSA for VMware vSphere. If you are usinga

NOTE: If a prior version CMC is installed on a management computer on the network, the VSAfor vSphere installer updates the CMC to the current version

1. Begin the installer one of the following ways:• Insert the HP StoreVirtual Management Software DVD in the DVD drive.• Double-click the executable t

Table 3 Relationship of disk size to datastore block size (continued)Max VMDKBlock Size1024 GB4 MB2048 GB8 MBTo configure the data disk:1. In the VI C