HP V6.0 Software Preface, About this guide, Intended audience, Disk arrays, Related documentation

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Preface

About this guide

This guide provides information about:

HP EVA Hardware Providers version 4.01.00 for Microsoft VDS 1.1 and VSS.

Requirements and procedures for connecting an EVA disk array to a host system

Configuring the disk array for use with the Windows 2003 operating system

Intended audience

This guide is intended for system administrators with knowledge of:

The host hardware

Windows 2003 operating system

EVA disk arrays

Disk arrays

Unless otherwise noted, the term “disk array” refers to these disk arrays:

HP StorageWorks 3000 Enterprise Virtual Array (EVA)

HP StorageWorks 4000 Enterprise Virtual Array (EVA)

HP StorageWorks 5000 Enterprise Virtual Array (EVA)

HP StorageWorks 6000 Enterprise Virtual Array (EVA)

HP StorageWorks 8000 Enterprise Virtual Array (EVA)

Related documentation

The following documents provide related information for the EVA arrays. Generic titles are listed below. Guides are available for specific EVA models, hosts, and software:

HP StorageWorks EVA User Guide

HP StorageWorks EVA Software Guide

HP StorageWorks EVA Installation and Configuration Guide

HP StorageWorks EVA Hardware Configuration Guide

You can find these documents from the Manuals page of the HP Business Support Center web site: http://www.hp.com/support/manuals.

In the Storage section, click Storage array systems and then select your product.

HP StorageWorks EVA Hardware Providers administration guide

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Contents Part number T1634-96054 Fourth edition August Page Contents Glossary Index InstallationTroubleshooting About this guide PrefaceIntended audience Disk arraysConvention Element Document conventions and symbolsHP technical support Subscription serviceHP web sites Documentation feedbackPreface Overview Simple overview Detailed overview Virtual Disk Service VDSVolume Shadow Copy Service VSS 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 Important performance notes Required software componentsImportant configuration 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 summary Installation proceduresUpgrade installation 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 using HWP Installer Uninstalling HWPUninstalling HWP using Windows 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
Related manuals
Manual 10 pages 6.32 Kb Manual 16 pages 49.13 Kb

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