HP TA688-96138 manual Installing the HP StoreVirtual VSA for VMware vSphere, Prerequisites

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The VSA is pre-formatted for use with HP StoreVirtual VSA for VMware vSphere. If you are using an evaluation copy, and you want to continue using the VSA after the trial period has ended, you must purchase a license key. After you apply the license key, your configuration can be used as is in a production environment, or reconfigured if necessary.

Supported versions of VMware

VMware vSphere 5; ESXi Server version 5.x for LeftHand OS 9.0 or later

NOTE: If you are running LeftHand OS version 9.0, VMware vSphere 4 and ESX/ESXi Server 4.x are also supported.

Prerequisites

•Available drive space of up to 10 TB for ESX Server. HP recommends installing ESX Server on top of a redundant RAID configuration. Do not use RAID 0.

•4 GB memory available for running the HP StoreVirtual VSA for VMware vSphere installer.

•Applicable memory reserved based on total disk capacity (Table 1 (page 6)). Table 1 Reserve physical memory for VSA for vSphere disks

Total capacity of all installed disks

Requires at least this much memory

5

GB to 500 GB

3 GB

500 GB to 5 TB

4 GB

5

TB to 10 TB

5 GB

•Microsoft .Net 2.0 or later on the installer client.

•vCenter and ESX servers properly licensed before connecting to them using the HP StoreVirtual VSA for VMware vSphere installer.

•A Gigabit Ethernet or internal network environment, including the following:

◦A host name for the VSA for vSphere

◦A network configuration plan, including reserved IP addresses, subnet mask, and gateway for the VSA, or use DHCP (requires statically assigned IP addresses)

Installing the HP StoreVirtual VSA for VMware vSphere

Install the VSA for vSphere using any of the following methods:

•Download the VSA for vSphere from either of these HP websites: http://www.hp.com/go/tryvsa

or

www.hp.com/go/StoreVirtualDownloads

•Install the VSA for vSphere from the HP StoreVirtual VSA and Failover Manager DVD.

The installer for the VSA for vSphere includes a wizard that guides you through configuring the virtual machine on the network, configuring virtual or physical hard drives, and powering on the VSA. The installer checks for the current CMC, and then installs it, if it is not on the system.

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Contents Abstract Acknowledgements Contents Support and other resources Documentation feedbackPlanning the virtual network configuration Planning the clustered storage configurationPlanning for the VSA 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 SetupInstalling the VSA OVF version Configuring a data diskRelationship of disk size to datastore block size 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 installationInstalling the CMC Getting started with HP StoreVirtual StorageGetting started with the CMC 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 Configuration requirements Designing a virtual SANDesigning your virtual SAN Unsupported configurations Best practicesMemory Virtual switch or networkHardware design for VSA Controllers and hard drivesUsing VSAs with HP StoreVirtual Storage Virtual network designAdding storage capacity to a VSA Create additional disks Memory requirements for VSA disksSample configurations Single system configurationTwo-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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