16 Installing the enclosures
3 Installing the enclosures
Installation checklist
The following table outlines the steps required to install the enclosures and initially configure the system. To ensure a
successful installation, perform the tasks in the order they are presented.
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The SMU is introduced in “Accessing the SMU” (page 43). See the SMU Reference Guide or online help for additional information.
FDE considerations
The Full Disk Encryption feature available via the management interfaces requires use of self-encrypting drives (SED)
which are also referred to as FDE-capable disk drive modules. When installing FDE-capable disk drive modules, follow the
same procedures for installing disks that do not support FDE.
The procedures for using the FDE feature, such as securing the system, viewing disk FDE status, and clearing and
importing keys are performed using the SMU or CLI commands (see the SMU Reference Guide or CLI Reference Guide for
more information).
NOTE: When moving FDE-capable disk drive modules for a disk group, stop I/O to any volumes in the disk group
before removing the disk drive modules. Follow the “Removing the failed drive” and “Installing the replacement drive”
procedures within the HPE MSA Drive Module Replacement Instructions. Import the keys for the disks so that the disk
content becomes available.
Table 1 Installation checklist
Step Task Where to find procedure
1. Install the controller enclosure and optional
drive enclosures in the rack, and attach the
bezel or ear caps.
See the racking instructions poster.
2. Connect the controller enclosure and LFF/SFF
drive enclosures.
See “Connecting controller and drive enclosures” (page 17).
3. Connect power cords. See the quick start instructions.
4. Test enclosure connections. See “Testing enclosure connections” (page 22).
5. Install required host software. See “Host system requirements” (page 26).
6. Connect data hosts. See “Connecting the enclosure to data hosts” (page 26).
If using the optional Remote Snap feature, also see
“Connecting two storage systems to replicate volumes”
(page 31).
7. Connect remote management hosts. See “Connecting remote management hosts” (page 30).
8. Obtain IP values and set management port IP
properties on the controller enclosure.
See “Obtaining IP values” (page 38).
See “Connecting to the controller CLI port” (page 37); with
Linux and Windows topics.
9. Perform initial configuration tasks
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:
• Sign in to the web-based Storage
Management Utility (SMU).
• Initially configure and provision the storage
system using the SMU.
Topics below correspond to bullets at left:
See “Getting Started” in the HPE MSA 2050 SMU Reference
Guide.
See “Configuring the System” and “Provisioning the System”
topics (SMU Reference Guide or online help).
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