11.0 HP StoreVirtual Storage VSA Installation and Configuration Guide (TA688-96141, September 2013)

3 Installing the HP StoreVirtual VSA for Microsoft Hyper-V
The HP StoreVirtual VSA for Microsoft Hyper-V is pre-formatted for use with Microsoft® Windows®
Server. Install the VSA for Hyper-V on a Windows server configured with redundant RAID. If you
are using an evaluation copy and want to continue using the fully-featured VSA for Hyper-V 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 Microsoft Windows Server
All operating systems listed are 64–bit. HP StoreVirtual VSA for Microsoft Hyper-V is supported on
64–bit systems only.
• Windows Server 2012
• Windows Server 2012 R2
• Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2
• Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard
• Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise
• Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter
• Windows Server 2008 R2 Server Core
• Windows Server 2008 SP2, except for Core, which is not supported
• Core and Full installation are supported on Windows Server 2008 R2 and later
Configuration requirements for the VSA for Hyper-V
• A qualified server for Microsoft Hyper-V.
To verify the server is listed and qualified for Hyper-V Server, go to http://
windowsservercatalog.com/results.aspx?&bCatID=1283&cpID=0&avc=11&ava=0&OR=1&
PGS=25, and then search for “Hyper-V” as an additional qualification. See the supported
Windows versions.
• Virtual disk(s) with 5 GB to 2 TB (2040 GB for Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V Server virtual
machines; 64 TB for Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V Server virtual machines) of space per
disk located on internal disk storage, or direct attached storage that is not accessible from
more than one physical server. (Note that the LeftHand OS software consumes a small amount
of the available space.)
• VSA for Hyper-V virtual disks must be fixed, not dynamic.
• Microsoft .NET 3.5 on the installer client
• The NTFS partition for the StoreVirtual VSA must not be shared with any other VMs.
• Define the install paths for the Hyper-V virtual machine and the virtual hard disks.
Supported versions of Microsoft Windows Server 17