HP 2000SA G2-Modular-Smart-Array - Manual (Page 38)

Installing the VAAI Plug-in
Depending on user preference and environment, choose one of the following three methods to
install the HP P2000 VAAI Plug-in:
•
“Installing the HP MSA VAAI Plug-in using ESX host console utilities” (page 39)
•
“Installing the HP VAAI Plug-in using vCLI/vMA” (page 40)
•
“Installing the VAAI Plug-in using VUM” (page 41)
The following table compares the three VAAI Plug-in installation methods:
Table 11 Comparison of installation methods
Scriptable
VMware
commands used Client
nl operating system
Host
nl Operating
System Required
deployment tools Installation
method
Yes
(hpmsa-vaaip.sh) esxupdate
nl
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
(hpmsa-vaaip.pl) vicfg-hostops.pl
nl
vihostupdate.pl
Windows XP
nl Windows Vista
nl Windows 7
nl
ESX 4.1
nl ESXi 4.1
VMware vSphere
CLI VMware CLI
(vCLI)
Windows Server
2003
nl Windows Server
2008
nl Linux x86
nl Linux x64
N/A N/A VM Appliance
(vMA)
No VUM graphical
user interface Windows Server
2003
nl
ESX 4.1
nl ESXi 4.1
nl
VMware vSphere
Server
nl VMware Update
Manager
VMware Update
Manager (VUM)
Windows Server
2008 ESXi 5.0
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_p2000) on the target VMware host.
b. Adding VIB details to the target VMware host.
c. Creating VAAI claim rules.
d. Loading and executing VAAI claim rules.
5. Restarting the target VMware host.
6. Taking the target VMware host out of maintenance mode.
After installing the HP VAAI Plug-in, the operating system will execute all VAAI claim rules and
scan every five minutes to check for any array volumes that may have been added to the target
VMware host. If new volumes are detected, they will become VAAI enabled.
38 HP P2000 Software Plug-in for VMware VAAI vSphere