Download the toolkit from HPE InfoSight (https://infosight.hpe.com).
See Download the HPE Storage Toolkit for Windows.
The client machine must be running Windows OS 7 or later to install the HPE
Storage Toolkit for Windows.
IMPORTANT: If you plan to
install HPE Storage Toolkit for Windows in a Remote Desktop session or on a virtual
machine, open the Command Prompt and enter:
mstsc /console
You have the option of installing
toolkit on a Windows client.
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Open the Setup-HPEStorage-x64.x.x.x.x.zip file and extract the Setup-HPEStorage-x64.x.x.x.x.exe installer
file.
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On the Windows client, right-click the installer file and
choose Run as administrator.
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In the Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for the HPE Storage
Toolkit for Windows dialog, click Next.
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In the License Agreement dialog, choose I accept
the terms of the license agreement and click
Next.
IMPORTANT: You
must accept the End User License Agreement (EULA) to install the HPE Storage
Toolkit for Windows.
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In the Logs Directory dialog box, take of the following
actions:
- Click Next to
accept the default log location.
- Click Change,
browse to the desired directory, click OK, and click Next.
The SM enables first-time setup of the array.
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In 7.0.0 and later, provide the Group Management IP address and
the username/password credentials for the array. You must register at least one
group. The array user should have Power User or above credentials.
If you do not do this when you set up the toolkit, you can use PowerShell
cmdlet Set-Configuration to specify the array
credentials.
You must register the host with the array group to enable
application-synchronized snapshot creation.
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Click Install.
You can modify this option after clicking
OK by clicking Back to return
to the Custom Setup dialog.
If you deselected Setup Manager, a message is displayed informing you that
you need to explicitly select it if iSCSI management is required.
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Click OK to acknowledge the message.
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In the InstallShield completed dialog, click
Finish.
The HPE Storage Toolkit for Windows software installs itself onto
the Windows host. This process might take a few minutes. The installer log is
saved to the C:\Install.log file.