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ETERNUS SF Storage Cruiser 14.1 Installation Guide

6.5.1 Operation Environment


6.5.1.1 Hardware requirements

Refer to "VMware Infrastructure 3 Installation Guide for PRIMERGY" for details of hardware requirements.


6.5.1.2 Software requirements


6.5.1.2.1 Required basic software

One of the basic software listed below is required when using this software.

No.

Product name

Remarks

1

VMware Infrastructure 3 Foundation

When a virtual machine is used, install this software on the administrator operating system. If installed on the guest operating system, the system may not work properly.
The functions of this software treat the guest operating system as follows.

Resource correlation management and information for host operating system alone are displayed. For how to display relationship between host OS and guest OS and how to operate guest OS, refer for to the instruction manual for virtualization software.

2

VMware Infrastructure 3 Standard

3

VMware Infrastructure 3 Enterprise

This product will be installed on the VMware ESX Server host which contains required basic software "VMware Service Console" for installation operation.


6.5.1.2.2 Required software

The software listed below is required when using this software.
Please install the following software after ESC agent installation.

No.

Product name

Package name

Version

Remarks

1

SNIA HBA API Library

-

-

Necessary when managing RAID units with ETERNUS SF Storage Cruiser.
Prepare the required libraries for the HBA and OS versions being used.
Additionally, the preparation methods vary depending on the HBA and driver versions. Refer to "B.2 SNIA HBA API library installation for Linux/VMware" for details.


6.5.1.2.3 Exclusive software

This software cannot be used in combination with the following software.

No.

Product name

Version / Level

Remarks

1

Systemwalker Resource Coordinator

All

Excluding Systemwalker Resource Coordinator Virtual server Edition


6.5.1.2.4 Required patches

No required patches.

6.5.1.2.5 Static disk space

In order to perform a new installation the following static space volume is required.

No.

Directory

Required disk space (Unit : MB)

Remarks

1

/opt

101

-

2

/etc/opt

1

-

3

/var/opt

205

-


6.5.1.2.6 Dynamic disk space

The required dynamic disk space for new installations is as below.
The following disk space is required for each directory, in addition to the static disk resources.

No.

Directory

Required disk space (Unit : MB)

Remarks

1

/etc

0.3

-

2

/var/opt

48

-


6.5.1.2.7 Memory capacity

The minimum memory necessary for operation of this software is indicated.

No.

Required memory (Unit : MB)

Remarks

1

46

-