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Need to install four HP M6412

Dear Experts,
I need to configure four HP M6412 as one unit with different servers using switch.

I have already done physical connectivity but I need to know how to do software part e.g configuring Raid and creating LUNs etc

I don't have any EVA hardware only four M6412.

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Zaheer Ahmad
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hopefully you have a control panel available
https://HP P6000 EVA storage system IP address:2373
login as admin and password
http://h20565.www2.hp.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=emr_na-c01883144
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Dear David Johnson,

Thanks for your response, but I don't have any EVA Storage, I only have four M6412.

Can I Configure these without EVA?
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I've connected M5314s directly to HBAs before so it should be possible with the newer enclosures too. Note that I only do this to test them, it's not something I would do in a production environment.

You can't create LUNs though since in this scenario you will just see each raw disk as a LUN. Assuming you do see them all you have to do is set up software RAID on them and we can't help with that as you don't say what operating system is on the server.

You say servers rather than server though, you don't have an EVA controller to set up LUN masking on so you will have to be careful to avoid two servers seeing the same disk, you can use zoning by WWN on the SAN switch to do that. You may also be using dual paths as the enclosures have two ports so the OS's native multipathing may be required to avoid seeing each disk twice.
Dear andyalder,

Thanks for your help, we are going to buy a new controller.

Dear andyalder/David Johnson,

i have enclosures M6412-A, can you please advise which controller should i order?

Thanks and Regards
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dear andyalder,

they don't have DL380 with command view license.

can you please give me details for the new one, if they suits the budget I will go for that?


Thanks and Regards,
Unlimited CV-EVA licence T5497B is about €10,000 new. Found some 1TB capacity licenses at http://www.cart100.com/Product/40836087378/ for a very low price though. (new 1TB licenses are over €1,000 each, nobody uses them any more they are a hangover from when disks were a few GB each.
Dear andyalder,

thanks for the information, will EVA 4400 will work with M6412-A storage disks or I have to go for EVA 6000?
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Thanks a lot andyalder, I will try to buy EVA 4400 for my M6412-a disks.

Thanks again for your kind support.