9.5 HP P4000 VSA Installation and Configuration Guide

1 Planning for the VSA
Careful planning of the virtual network configuration, the VSA configuration, and the configuration
of the clusters and volumes for data storage ensures that you can take full advantage of the features
and benefits of the HP P4000 SAN Solution.
Planning the virtual network configuration
Before you install the VSA on the network, plan the virtual network configuration, including the
following areas:
• Design and configuration of the virtual switches and network adapters.
• VSA directories, host names and IP addresses.
• Virtual network configuration, including the subnet and the virtual IP addresses for iSCSI
access.
For more detailed information, see “Designing a virtual SAN” (page 19).
Planning the clustered storage configuration
When you install the HP P4000 Centralized Management Console, you should plan and configure
the storage system features, such as email alert notification, before you configure the data storage.
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