topic Re: Help Needed in EVA4100 Setup in MSA Storage

Help Needed in EVA4100 Setup

Emil Henry — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 06:45:24 GMT

Hello!

Just received a EVA4100 Starter Kit (not SAN Starter Kit) and 2 HP Storageworks 4/8 SAN Switch. I have given both switches an IP, but didn't realize that we need FC Cards (till now) for a Windows PC that will run CommandView. Can you use any FC cards that support 2GB or 4GB, or does it have to be a particular card.

And any other setup help is appreciated.

Thanks in advance,

Regards,

Emil

Re: Help Needed in EVA4100 Setup

Sheldon Smith — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 06:41:54 GMT

The HBAs need to be qualified by HP Support to have a supported configuration.
Download and take a long look at the SAN Design Guide (HP StorageWorks SAN design reference guide) at http://hp.com/go/sandesignguide .

Re: Help Needed in EVA4100 Setup

Emil Henry — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 20:39:24 GMT

Hello!

I am looking for a list of supported FC HBA's that the management server (running CommandView) can have.

Regards,

Emil

Re: Help Needed in EVA4100 Setup

Uwe Zessin — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 07:01:54 GMT

This used to be documented in the compatibility references, but it is no longer.

Looks like you can use any supported adapter/driver combination. This is documented in the Windows connectivity release notes:

HP StorageWorks 4x00/6x00/8x00 Enterprise Virtual Array Connectivity 6.1B for Windows Release Notes (5697-6762, June 2007)

Right now, this link works:
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/CoreRedirect.jsp?redirectReason=DocIndexPDF&prodSeriesId=3438690&targetPage=http%3A%2F%2Fbizsupport.austin.hp.com%2Fbc%2Fdocs%2Fsupport%2FSupportManual%2Fc01077987%2Fc01077987.pdf