HP 201723-B21 - HP StorageWorks Modular SAN Array 1000 Hard... Manuale di istruzioni

HP Modular Smart Array FC VDS Hardware

Provider administration guide

Part number: T1634-96072

Second edition: May 2006

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Contents

Preface .............................. 5

Aboutthisguide....................................... 5

Intendedaudience...................................... 5

Diskarrays......................................... 5

Relateddocumentation.................................... 5

Documentconventionsandsymbols .............................. 6

HPtechnicalsupport..................................... 7

Subscriptionservice ..................................... 7

HPwebsites ........................................ 7

Documentationfeedback ................................... 7

OtherHPwebsites ..................................... 7

1Overview ............................ 9

Simpleoverview...................................... 10

Detailedoverview ..................................... 11

Functionalcomponents................................. 12

MicrosoftWindows2003operatingsystem ........................ 12

WindowsDiskManagement .............................. 12

Thirdpartymanagementapplications........................... 13

Microsoftcommandlineinterfaces............................ 13

Windowssoftwareproviders .............................. 13

MicrosoftVirtualDiskService(VDS) ........................... 14

HPMSAFCVDSHardwareProvider ........................... 15

Hardware Providers typical applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

HPdiskarray..................................... 15

2Conﬁguration.......................... 17

Components ....................................... 18

Hardwarecomponents................................. 18

Softwarecomponents ................................. 19

HPMSAdiskarray(hostserveroptional):....................... 19

WindowsVDSProviderserver:............................ 19

Optionalcomponents ................................. 19

Conﬁgurationprocedures.................................. 20

Conﬁgurationsummary................................. 20

VDSProviderWindows2003server:......................... 20

Diskarrayandhost:................................ 20

Important conﬁgurationnotes:............................ 20

ConﬁguringtheHPProviderserver............................ 21

Conﬁguringthediskarrayandoptionalhost........................ 21

3Installation........................... 23

Installationprocedures ................................... 24

Installationsummary.................................. 24

InstallingtheProvider.................................. 24

Verifyinginstallation .................................... 29

Checkingvisibilityofthediskarray............................ 29

CheckingthelistofprogramsinWindows......................... 29

CheckingVDSdiskmanagementusingDiskRaid...................... 29

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UninstallingtheHPProvider................................. 30

UninstallingtheHPProviderusingWindows........................ 30

UninstallingusingtheHPProviderinstaller......................... 30

4Troubleshooting . . ....................... 31

Troubleshootingprocedures................................. 32

VDSwillnotinstall................................... 32

CannotmanagethearrayusingProvider ......................... 32

VDSerrormessages .................................... 33

Glossary............................. 37

Index .............................. 39

Preface

About this guide

This guide provides information about:

•The HP MSA FC VDS Hardware Provider version 4.00.00 for VDS 1.0 and 1.1. The Provider for

VDS 1.1 supports Windows 2003 R2.

•Requirements and procedures for installing the Provider on a Windows host

•Conﬁguring the MSA disk array for use with the Provider

Intended audience

This guide is intended for system administrators with knowledge of:

•Thehosthard

ware

•Windows 2003 operating system

•MSA disk arrays

Disk arrays

Unless otherwise noted, the term “disk array” refers to these disk arrays:

•HP StorageWorks MSA1000 or MSA1500 Disk Array

Related documentation

The following documents provide related information:

•HP StorageWorks MSA1000/1500 Installation Guide

•HP StorageWorks MSA1000/1500 User Guide

You can ﬁnd these documents from the Manuals page of the HP Business Support Center web site:

http://www.hp.com/support/manuals.

In the Storage section, click Storage array systems and then select your product.

HP Modular Smart Array FC VDS Hardware Provider administration guide 5

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6Preface

HP technical support

Telephone numbers for worldwide technical support are listed on the HP support web site:

http://www.hp.com/support/.

Collect the following information before calling:

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•Product serial numbers

•Product model names and numbers

•Error messages

•Operating system type and revision level

•Detailed questions

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http://www.hp.com/go/e-updates.

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HP web sites

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ttp://www.hp.com

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•http://www.hp.com/service_locator

•http://www.hp.com/support/manuals

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8Preface

1Overview

This chapter describes the HP MSA FC VDS Hardware Provider for Windows 2003 and explains how it

operates with Microsoft’s operating system and applications.

When you have read this chapter, you should have a functional understanding of the Provider that

will prepare you to install it and get it working.

HP Modular Smart Array FC VDS Hardware Provider administration guide 9

Simple overview

The HP MSA VDS Provider is a solution that installs on a Windows 2003 server connected to an HP

disk array. The Provider works with the Microsoft Virtual Disk Service (VDS) to enable the Windows OS

and applications to manage the MSA disk array.

10 Overview

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