Hewlett-Packard 345646-001 - StorageWorks NAS 2000s External Storage Server Application Note

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About this document
3OVG Application Notes
About this document
This section describes the content reflected in this document, including:
Intended audience, page 3
Other documentation, page 3
Requirements, page 3
Installation, page 5
VDS configuration settings, page 6
VDS configuration utility, page 6
Intended audience
This document is intended for customers who have installed the HP StorageWorks Service
Release 1.
Other documentation
Additional documentation, including white papers and best practices documents, are available
via the HP web site at:
http://www.hp.com
.
Overview
The Online Volume Growth (OVG) feature provided with the HP NAS Service Release 1,
provides the ability to expand a virtual disk on Windows Server 2003 without a reboot through
use of Microsoft VDS (Virtual Disk Service).
Caution: Although OVG is supported on the EVA 5000 with a HP NAS server, make sure
that you have read all of the accompanying documentation and understand the
requirements and known issues associated with OVG.
Requirements
Currently, OVG is only supported on the HP NAS 4000s and 9000s with an EVA 5000
attached. In addition, Microsoft Virtual Disk Service (VDS) is also required. To utilize VDS,
the HP StorageWorks VDS Hardware Provider must be installed. The HP VDS Hardware
Provider enables volume and logical unit management of HP arrays from a central
management console on the NAS. VDS provides a single interface for managing block storage
virtualization.
To download the HP StorageWorks VDS hardware provider and installation guide, go to:
http://www.hp.com/support/vdsvss