HP V6.0 Software manual Configuration procedures, Configuration summary, Windows CV workstation

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Configuration procedures

Physically configure the servers and software as described below and in the manuals for those products. See the overview diagram under the heading Required components. Your HP representative may perform some installation and configuration tasks.

Configuration summary

You will perform the following tasks during configuration:

Windows CV workstation:

•Install HP MPIO FF Failover Manager (if multipathing is required).

•Use Command View EVA to activate the BC license.

VDS/VSS servers:

•Install Windows Enterprise OS, FC HBAs, drivers and software.

•Install HP MPIO Full-Featured Failover (if multipathing is desired).

•Connect to the array’s FC SAN.

•Connect to the corporate Ethernet LAN (A firewall is optional but recommended. The firewall must be open between servers.)

Disk array (Command View EVA):

•Create Windows user groups and names on the CV server.

•(VSS only) Create a snapclone disk group (or use the existing production disk group).

•(VSS only) Create other disk groups as required by your application. (Exchange requires a data disk group and a log disk group.)

Configuring the array CV workstation

Configure the disk array Command View server as explained below. VDS only requires that you do step 1. All other steps support VSS:

1.If desired, connect the corporate Ethernet LAN to the CV workstation through a firewall. Make sure the firewall is open between the CV workstation and the VDS/VSS server(s).

2.If multipathing is desired, verify existing or install HP MPIO Full-Featured Failover Manager as explained in the documentation for that product.

3.Verify existing or add a license for Business Copy in Command View according to the instructions in the Command View EVA Network Administration Guide.

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Contents Part number T1634-96054 Fourth edition August Page Contents Installation TroubleshootingGlossary Index About this guide PrefaceIntended audience Disk arraysConvention Element Document conventions and symbolsHP technical support Subscription serviceHP web sites Documentation feedbackPreface Overview Simple overview Virtual Disk Service VDS Volume Shadow Copy Service VSSDetailed overview Functional components Microsoft Windows Server 2003 operating system Microsoft command line interfacesWindows Disk Management Management applicationsMicrosoft Volume Shadow Copy Service VSS Microsoft Virtual Disk Service VDSHP VDS/VSS Hardware Providers Copy terminologyHP disk arrays HP HWP typical applicationsVDS typical applications VSS typical applicationsShadow Copy Transport HP Fast Recovery SolutionConfiguration Required components Required hardware components Required software components Important configuration notesImportant performance notes Configuration summary Configuration proceduresConfiguring the array CV workstation Windows CV workstationConfiguring additional servers Configuring the VDS/VSS ServerCreate the following two user groups Configuring the EVA disk array24 Configuration Adding VDS/VSS hosts Adding disk groups HP StorageWorks EVA Hardware Providers administration guide 28 Configuration Installation Installation procedures Upgrade installationInstallation summary Installing HWP Installation HP StorageWorks EVA Hardware Providers administration guide Installation Configuring VSS/VDS to access Command View Selecting the disk group Click Finish. HWP installation is complete Adding disk groups using the VSS Configuration Utility Checking VDS disk management using DiskRaid Verifying installationChecking VSS volume shadow copying Checking the list of programsUninstalling HWP Uninstalling HWP using WindowsUninstalling using HWP Installer Troubleshooting VDS/VSS HWP will not install Troubleshooting proceduresCV authentication failure VDS disk array management not workingVSS copies intermittently fail or time out VSS volume copying not workingTroubleshooting VDS error messages Error messagesVdssdiskpartiallycleaned Vdsebootpartitionnum Vdsevolumenotmounted Error Meaning Corrective Action VSS error messagesVssemaximumnumber API GlossarySVP Index HWP, 20 applications, 15 installing, 31 uninstalling
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