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You and the HP service representative each play a role in installation. The HP service representative

is responsible for installing the disk array and formatting the disk devices. You are responsible for

configuring the host server for the new devices with assistance from the HP service representative.

Installation roadmap

Perform these actions to install and configure the disk array:

1. “Installing and configuring the disk array” (page 51)

• “Defining the paths” (page 51)

• “Setting the host mode and host group mode for the disk array ports” (page 52)

• “Setting the system option modes” (page 53)

• “Configuring the Fibre Channel and FCoE ports” (page 53)

2. “Installing and configuring the host” (page 54)

• “Loading the operating system and software” (page 54)

• “Installing and configuring the FCAs, CNAs” (page 54)

• “Clustering and fabric zoning” (page 54)

• “Fabric zoning and LUN security for multiple operating systems” (page 55)

3. “Connecting the disk array” (page 56)

4. “Setting up virtual machines (VMs) and guest operating systems” (page 56)

• “Setting the SCSI disk timeout value for Windows VMs” (page 56)

• “Sharing LUNs” (page 56)

• “Selecting the SCSI emulation driver” (page 57)

Installing and configuring the disk array

The HP service representative performs these tasks:

• Assembling hardware and installing software

• Loading the microcode updates

• Installing and formatting devices

After these tasks are finished, use the XP7 Remote Web Console, XP7 Command View Advanced

Edition, or XP7 Array Manager to complete the remaining disk array configuration tasks. If you

do not have these programs, your HP service representative can perform these tasks for you.

Defining the paths

Use XP7 Command View Advanced Edition Software or the XP7 Remote Web Console (shown)

to define paths between hosts and volumes (LUNs) in the disk array.

This process is also called “LUN mapping.” In the XP7 Remote Web Console, LUN mapping

includes:

• Configuring ports

• Enabling LUN security on the ports

• Creating host groups

Installation roadmap 51

HP XP7 Configuration Guide

Other manuals for HP XP7