2 Installing the HP StoreVirtual VSA for VMware vSphere

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.

6Installing the HP StoreVirtual VSA for VMware vSphere