HP 353803-B22 - StorageWorks Modular Smart Array 1000 SAN Starter User Manual

HP StorageWorks 1000 Modular Smart Array installation guide 83
6 Configuration procedures—VMware environments
Deploying the MSA in a VMware operating system environment involves:
1. Completing all Prerequisites, page 83
2. Updating MSA controller firmware (if necessary), page 84
3. Completing VMware-specific tasks, page 84.
4. Configuring the storage, page 87
Each of these procedures is discussed in the following paragraphs.
NOTE: HP recommends installing your MSA in the sequence of steps listed here and in chapter 1
of this guide. Specific dependencies exist, and if you deviate from this sequence, you may have to
uninstall and then reinstall your device.
Prerequisites
• Install and connect all equipment correctly, as detailed in ”Installation
procedures—All deployments” on page 13.
• Verify that the operating system version installed on the server is supported for use with the MSA.
For a current listing of supported operating system versions, see the QuickSpecs, available on
the Technical documentation page of the MSA1000 website:
http://www.hp.com/go/msa1000
.
• Obtain documentation for the storage configuration tool you plan to use. Documentation for the
ACU and the CLI are available on the Documentation CD and the Technical documentation
page of the MSA1000 website: http://www.hp.com/go/msa1000
.
NOTE: For VMware best practices, see
http://h71019.www7.hp.com/ActiveAnswers/downloads/4AA1-0818ENW.pdf
.

HP 353803-B22 - StorageWorks Modular Smart Array 1000 SAN Starter Specifications

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Brand	HP
Model	353803-B22 - StorageWorks Modular Smart Array 1000 SAN Starter
Category	Disk array system
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