Conﬁguring the VDS/VSS Server

Install and conﬁgure the VDS/VSS server as follows:

1.If it is not already present, install the Windows 2003 Enterprise Server OS on the host according to Microsoft’s installation instructions.

2.If multipathing is desired, install the HP MPIO Full-Featured software according to the documentation for that product.

3.Install a Fibre Channel host bus adapter (HBA) card into the server according to the HBA manufacturer’s instructions.

4.Install the HBA driver and utility software onto the server according to the HBA manufacturer’s instructions. HP tested drivers are available by searching hp.com; follow the Release Notes for installation.

5.Connect the server to the disk array via the built-in Fibre Channel fabric switch, if present, or an external switch. Conﬁgure the switch, including zoning if required, according to the manufacturer’s instructions. For helpful information on SAN construction, search the HP web site for the HP StorageWorks SAN Design Reference Guide.

6.Connect the server to the corporate Ethernet LAN, through a ﬁrewall if desired. Be sure the ﬁrewall is open between the CV and VDS/VSS server(s). Use a ping command to test communication between servers. The Hardware Providers use ports 12301 and 2301; these ports must be available in order for HWP to function.

7.Complete conﬁguration in this chapter and then install the required HP HWP software on the server as explained in “Chapter 3 Installation.”

NOTE:

When using the VDS framework to create and manage LUNs, the LUNs should be the same size as the physical disk size. You can make LUNs smaller than a physical disk (or disks, if spanning multiple disks), but any space left over on the physical disk(s) cannot be used. For example, if you have three 36

GB drives totalling 108 GB and you create a LUN of 20 GB spanning all three disks, the remaining 88 GB are unusable.

Conﬁguring additional servers

An additional server for managing data copies is optional, and its conﬁguration depends on your speciﬁc application. If you plan to use additional servers, conﬁgure them according to the preceding instructions.

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