HP 6400.8400 Enterprise Virtual Array User Manual

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1.

Obtain the VAAI Plug-in software package and save to a local folder on the target VMware
host:
a.

Go to the HP Support Downloads website at

http://www.hp.com/support/downloads

.

b.

Navigate through the display to locate and then download the HP EVA P6000 Software
Plug-in for VMware VAAI to a temporary folder on the server. (Example folder location:
/root/vaaip

)

2.

Enter maintenance mode.

Enter a command using the following syntax:

vicfg-hostops.pl --server Host_IP_Address --username

User_Name--password Account_Password -o enter

3.

Install the VAAI Plug-in using vihostupdate.

Enter a command using the following syntax:

vihostupdate.pl --server Host_IP_Address --username User_Name

--password Account_Password --bundle

hp_vaaip_p6000_offline-bundle-xyz --install

4.

Restart the target VMware host.

Enter a command using the following syntax:

vicfg-hostops.pl --server Host_IP_Address --username

User_Name--password Account_Password -o reboot -f

5.

Exit maintenance mode.

Enter a command using the following syntax:

vicfg-hostops.pl --server Host_IP_Address --username

User_Name--password Account_Password -o exit

6.

Verify the claimed VAAI device.
a.

Check for new HP P6000 claim rules.

Enter a command using the following syntax:

esxcli --server Host_IP_Address --username User_Name --password

Account_Password corestorage claimrule list –c VAAI

The return display will be similar to the following:

Rule Class Rule Class Type Plugin Matches
VAAI 5001 runtime vendor hp_vaaip_p6000 vendor=HP model=HSV
VAAI 5001 file vendor hp_vaaip_p6000 vendor=HP model=HSV

b.

Check for claimed storage devices.

List all devices claimed by the VAAI Plug-in.

Enter a command using the following syntax:

esxcli --server Host_IP_Address --username User_Name --password

Account_Password vaai device list

The return display will be similar to the following:

naa.600c0ff00010e1cbc7523f4d01000000
Device Display Name: HP iSCSI Disk (naa.600c0ff00010e1cbc7523f4d01000000)
VAAI Plugin Name: hp_vaaip_p6000

naa.600c0ff000da030b521bb64b01000000
Device Display Name: HP Fibre Channel Disk (naa.600c0ff000da030b521bb64b01000000)
VAAI Plugin Name: hp_vaaip_p6000

c.

Check the VAAI status on the storage devices. Use the vCenter Management Station as
listed in the following section.

See also

Table 18 (page 70)

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VMware

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