HP StorageWorks SN6000 Fibre Channel Switch Installation and Reference Guide 33
3Installation
This section describes how to install and configure the switch. The following topics are covered:
• Site requirements, page 33
• Installing a switch, page 34
• Installing firmware, page 43
• Adding a switch to an existing fabric, page 45
• Installing feature license keys, page 46
• Configuring Call Home to HP Services (optional), page 46
Site requirements
Consider the following items when installing an SN6000 Fibre Channel Switch:
• Management Station and Workstation requirements, page 33
• Switch power requirements, page 34
• Environmental conditions, page 34
Management Station and Workstation requirements
The management station requirements for Simple SAN Connection Manager are described in Table 6.
Workstation requirements for QuickTools are described in Table 7.
Table 6 Management station requirements for Simple SAN Connection Manager
Operating System • Windows Server 2003 R2 x64/x86 with SP2
This requires Microsoft hotfix QFE932755 (updated
Storport storage driver). The update is available on
the Microsoft website:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/932755
.
• Windows Storage Server 2003 R2 x64/x86 with
SP2. This requires Microsoft hotfix QFE932755
(updated Storport storage driver). The update is
available on the Microsoft website:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/932755
.
• Windows Server 2008 x64/x86 with SP1.
Memory 512 MB
Disk Space 200 MB per installation
Processor 2 GHz or faster
Internet browser Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or later
Netscape Navigator 6.0 and later
Mozilla 1.5 and later
Firefox 1.0 and later
Java Runtime Environment 1.5 or higher
Hardware CD ROM drive
RJ-45 Ethernet port
PCI-e slots for the HP StorageWorks PCI-e FC HBA
