72 Support and other resources
Prerequisites
Knowledge of relevant topics is required for installing and using this product:
• Servers and computer networks
• Network administration
• Storage system installation and configuration
• Storage area network management
• Relevant protocols:
• Fibre Channel (FC)
• Internet SCSI (iSCSI)
• Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
•Ethernet
Troubleshooting resources
See Troubleshooting for simple procedures pertaining to initial setup of the controller enclosure hardware.
The chapter describes fault isolation methodology, basic fault isolation steps, and options available for
performing the basic steps using the Storage Management Utility (SMU), the Command-line Interface (CLI),
event notification, and LEDs. Diagnostics steps are also described.
For additional information see the HP MSA 2040 Guided Troubleshooting website:
http://www.hp.com/
support/msa2040/Troubleshooting
Typographic conventions
WARNING! Indicates that failure to follow directions could result in bodily harm or death.
CAUTION: Indicates that failure to follow directions could result in damage to equipment or data.
Table 26 Document conventions
Convention Element
Blue text: Figure 1 Cross-reference links
Blue, bold, underlined text Email addresses
Blue, underlined text: http://www.hp.com Website addresses
Bold text • Keys that are pressed
• Text typed into a GUI element, such as a box
• GUI elements that are clicked or selected, such as menu and list
items, buttons, and check boxes
Italic text Text emphasis
Monospace text • File and directory names
• System output
• Code
• Commands, their arguments, and argument values
Monospace, italic
text • Code variables
• Command variables
Monospace, bold text Emphasized monospace text