8100 User Guide (5697-1119, January 2012)

1 Enterprise Virtual Array startup

This chapter describes the procedures to install and configure the Enterprise Virtual Array. When

these procedures are complete, you can begin using your storage system.

NOTE: Installation of the Enterprise Virtual Array should be done only by an HP authorized

service representative. The information in this chapter provides an overview of the steps involved

in the installation and configuration of the storage system.

This chapter consists of:

EVA8000/8100 storage system connections

Figure 1 (page 11) shows how the storage system is connected to other components of the storage

solution.

• The HSV210-A and HSV210-B controllers connect via four host ports (FP1, FP2, FP3, and FP4)

to the Fibre Channel fabrics. The hosts that will access the storage system are connected to

the same fabrics.

• The HP P6000 Command View management server also connects to the fabric.

• The controllers connect through two loop pairs to the drive enclosures. Each loop pair consists

of two independent loops, each capable of managing all the disks should one loop fail. Four

FC loop switches are used to connect the controllers to the disk enclosures.

Figure 1 EVA8000/8100 configuration

8 Controller A1 Network interconnection

9 Controller B2 Management server

10 Cache mirror ports3 Non-host

11 FC loop switch4 Host X

12 Drive enclosure 15 Host Z

13 Drive enclosure 26 Fabric 1

14 FC loop switch7 Fabric 2

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