HP SmartStart for EVA Storage 3.1

• Support for the new Command View EVA v9.1
• Installation of Command View on VMware Windows 2003/2008

• Includes the current release of the following CDs: SmartStart for EVA CD (includes HP StorageWorks Command View EVA), RSM and host agents CD, Documentation CD, SSSU multiplatform CD

• This is an electronically downloadable version, which includes the following files: SmartStart for EVA (includes HP StorageWorks Command View EVA), RSM and host agents, Documentation, SSSU multiplatform

Additional information may be found at the SmartStart for EVA Storage web site: www.hp.com. This site will contain the latest information about SmartStart for EVA Storage and other related software.

SSEVA is a configuration utility that simplifies the startup of an EVA4x00 storage array. Through onscreen instructions and help it will guide the customer through all the following steps:

• HP StorageWorks Command View EVA installation on a regular server. Command View EVA comes pre-installed on your EVA4400 array hardware.
• Host HBA setup
• Multipath install and setup
• EVA initialization
• EVA configuration of disk groups
• EVA configuration of virtual disks
• Presentation of Vdisks
• Includes host configuration of EVA presented LUNs
• Microsoft Simple SAN component designation
• Support for EVA4400 embedded switches and 8Gb/s HBAs

• SmartStart will reside in memory and not require to be installed on the host
• The only interaction with files will be reading from the CD, a temporary folder, or to install the required components
• The intent is to keep the memory footprint for SmartStart as small as possible (this is for SmartStart only; CV EVA will take space on the user system once installed)

The following released operating systems are supported by SSEVA:

For HP StorageWorks Command View EVA management server configuration:

• Windows 2003
  • x 86 (32 bit)
  • x64
• Windows Server 2008
• x86 (32 bit)
• x64

For application storage server configuration:

• Windows 2003
• x86 (32 bit)
• IA64
• x64
• Windows Server 2008
• x86 (32 bit)
• IA64

For VMware virtualized guest OS:

• Windows 2003
• Windows 2008

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