HP 6400.8400 Enterprise Virtual Array - Manual (Page 68)

2. Enable the primitives from the ESX server.
Enable and disable these primitives through the following advanced settings:
•
DataMover.HardwareAcceleratedMove (full copy)
•
DataMover.HardwareAcceleratedInit (block zeroing)
•
VMFS3.HarwareAccelerated Locking (hardware assisted locking)
For more information about the vSphere Storage API for Array Integration (VAAI), see the
VMware documentation.
3. Install the HP EVA VAAI Plug-in.
For information about installing the VAAI Plug-in, see “Installing the VAAI Plug-in” (page 68) .
Installing the VAAI Plug-in
Depending on user preference and environment, choose one of the following three methods to
install the HP EVA VAAI Plug-in:
•
Using ESX host console utilities
•
vCLI/vMA
•
Using VUM
The following table compares the three VAAI Plug-in installation methods:
Table 17 Comparison of installation methods
Scriptable
VMware
commands used Client operating
system
Host
Operating
System
Required
deployment tools Installation
method
Yes
(eva-vaaip.sh) esxupdate
esxcli
N/A ESX 4.1 N/A ESX host console
utilities—Local
console
Any computer running
SSH SSH tool, such as
PuTTy ESX host console
utilities—Remote
console
Yes
(eva-vaaip.pl) vicfg-hostops.pl
vihostupdate.pl
Windows XPWindows
VistaWindows
7Windows Server ESX 4.1, ESXi
4.1 VMware vSphere
CLI VMware CLI
(vCLI)
2003Windows Server
2008 Linux x86Linux
x64
N/A N/A VM Appliance
(vMA)
No VUM graphical
user interface Windows Server
2003, Windows
Server 2008 ESX 4.1, ESXi
4.1 VMware vSphere
ServerVMware
Update Manager VMware Update
Manager (VUM)
Installation overview
Regardless of installation method, key installation tasks include:
1.
Obtaining the HP VAAI Plug-in software bundle from the HP website.
2. Extracting files from HP VAAI Plug-in software bundle to a temporary location on the server.
3. Placing the target VMware host in maintenance mode.
4. Invoking the software tool to install the HP VAAI Plug-in.
Automated installation steps include:
a.
Installing the HP VAAI plug-in driver (hp_vaaip_p6000) on the target VMware host.
b. Adding VIB details to the target VMware host.
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