HP TA688-96138 manual Getting started with HP StoreVirtual Storage, Installing the CMC

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4 Getting started with HP StoreVirtual Storage

Installing the CMC

Install the CMC on the computer or virtual machine that you use to administer the HP StoreVirtual Storage. You administer the entire network of VSAs from this CMC. To obtain the CMC, download the CMC installer from the following website:

http://www.hp.com/go/StoreVirtualDownloads

Prerequisite

For the CMC installation, 63 MB disk space and 64 MB RAM during runtime.

Installing the CMC in Microsoft Windows

1.Start the CMC installer.

2.Follow the steps in the installation wizard.

3.When the installation completes, HP is added as a separate Program Group and a shortcut icon is added to the Microsoft Windows desktop.

To start the CMC:

•Double-click the icon on your desktop, or

•From the Start menu, select All Programs→HP →HP StoreVirtual→HP StoreVirtual Centralized Management Console.

Installing the CMC in Linux

You must be running the X Window System to install the application.

1.Click the CMC installer.

2.Follow the steps in the installation wizard.

3.When the installation completes, HP is added as a separate Program Group.

To start the CMC:

From the directory into which you installed the files, run the script ./Console.

Getting started with the CMC

The CMC is configured to find all systems on the subnet on which it is installed. The first time you open the CMC, it automatically finds all the storage systems and they appear in the Navigation pane.

To control which systems appear in the CMC, change the configuration using the following steps.

1.Open the CMC.

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Contents Abstract Acknowledgements Contents Support and other resources Documentation feedbackPlanning for the VSA Planning the virtual network configurationPlanning the clustered storage configuration Supported versions of VMware Installing the HP StoreVirtual VSA for VMware vSphereInstalling the HP StoreVirtual VSA for VMware vSphere PrerequisitesConfiguring the VSA for vSphere using the installer wizard Installer step Definition Host SetupRelationship of disk size to datastore block size Installing the VSA OVF versionConfiguring a data disk Finishing up with VI Client Installing the HP StoreVirtual VSA for VMware vSphere Installing the HP StoreVirtual VSA for Microsoft Hyper-V Supported versions of Microsoft Windows ServerConfiguring the VSA for Hyper-V using the installer wizard Unsupported configurationsInstalling the HP StoreVirtual VSA for Microsoft Hyper-V Best practicesTroubleshooting Troubleshooting the VSA for Hyper-V installationGetting started with the CMC Installing the CMCGetting started with HP StoreVirtual Storage Verify the hardware configuration Editing Find Systems to control the systems displayedConfiguring the hardware RAID and the VSA for Hyper-V ServerCreating the iSCSI SAN Best Practice SummaryRun CMCInstaller.bin again Documentation available Designing your virtual SAN Configuration requirementsDesigning a virtual SAN Unsupported configurations Best practicesMemory Virtual switch or networkHardware design for VSA Controllers and hard drivesAdding storage capacity to a VSA Using VSAs with HP StoreVirtual StorageVirtual network design Create additional disks Memory requirements for VSA disksTwo-system configuration Sample configurationsSingle system configuration Three-system-plus configuration Two-system configurationInstalling the VSA Using the VMware VSA laptop demoPlanning the demo installation Requirements for the demoNAT Rack stability Support and other resourcesContacting HP Customer self repairRelated information HP websitesDocumentation feedback

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