Configuring The Eva4400 In Vmware Host Servers; Configuring The Esx Server; Loading The Fca Nvram - HP StorageWorks 4400 Installation Manual

2. Boot the system in Linux mode by selecting the Linux boot option from the boot menu selection
window.
3.
Extract the tar file and enter the following command:
upgrade.pl
4. Reboot the system using the default boot option (esx).

Configuring the EVA4400 in VMware host servers

To configure an EVA4400 on a VMware ESX server:
1. Use HP Command View EVA to configure one host for each ESX server.
2. Ensure that the Fibre Channel Adapters (FCAs) are populated in the world wide port name
(WWPN) list. Edit the WWPN, if necessary.
3. Set the connection type to VMware.
4. Add a port to the host defined in Step 1. Do not add host entries for servers with more than one
FCA.
5. Perform one of the following tasks to locate the WWPN:
• From the service console, enter the wwpn.pl command.
Output similar to the following is displayed:
[root@gnome7 root]# wwpn.pl
nl
vmhba0: 210000e08b09402b (QLogic) 6:1:0
nl
vmhba1: 210000e08b0ace2d (QLogic) 6:2:0
nl
[root@gnome7 root]#
• Check the /proc/scsi/qla2300/X directory, where X is a bus instance number. Look
for the SCSI device information section.
Output similar to the following is displayed:
SCSI Device Information:
scsi-qla0-adapter-node=200000e08b0b0638;
scsi-qla0-adapter-port=210000e08b0b0638;

Configuring the ESX server

This section provides information about configuring the ESX server.

Loading the FCA NVRAM

The FCA stores configuration information in the nonvolatile RAM (NVRAM) cache. You must download
the configuration for HP StorageWorks products.
Perform one of the following to load the NVRAM:
• If you have a ProLiant blade server:
1. Download the supported FCA BIOS update, available on
downloads, to a virtual floppy.
For instructions on creating and using a virtual floppy, see the HP Integrated Lights-Out user
guide.
2.
Unzip the file.
HP StorageWorks 4400 Enterprise Virtual Array installation guide
http://www.hp.com/support/
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