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Installation Procedures - for all MSA1000 Deployments

15MSA1000 Installation Guide

Step 1: Reviewing your Plans

Before you install your MSA1000, it is important that you thoroughly research,

study, and establish an installation and configuration plan for your specific

environment. Proper planning ensures a successful installation of your MSA1000.

HP suggests that you do the following, each of which is discussed in the following

paragraphs:

■ Read about the MSA1000 and about Storage Area Networks

■ Complete the Worksheet on the Configuration Overview Poster and Record

Information about your MSA1000 Installation

■ Plan How you Want to Configure your Storage

■ Review MSA1000 Installation Best Practices

Read about the MSA1000 and about Storage Area Networks

As the first step of reviewing and developing a plan for installing your MSA1000,

HP recommends going to the Web to read important compatibility information,

configuration requirements, and suggestions about your MSA1000. In addition to

learning about your MSA1000, HP recommends reading about building and

managing a SAN.

For Information about the MSA1000

Go the MSA1000 website at

http://www.hp.com/go/msa1000

Navigate through the product information box on the website to read

up-to-the-minute information about the MSA1000. The information on our

website may offer suggestions, alternatives, or changes to your installation plans.

Among the other information on the website, please locate, read, and print:

■ MSA1000 QuickSpecs, located on the Specifications & Warranty sub-page

■ Commonly Asked Questions, located on the Questions & Answers sub-page

■ MSA1000 Compatibility Guide, located on the Technical Documentation

sub-page

■ Miscellaneous Release Notes and Technical Notes, located on the Technical

Documentation sub-page

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General

RAID levels	0, 1, 0+1, 5
Certification	Microsoft Cluster Server Certification\\r Hewlett Packard Data Protector\\r VERITAS Backup Exec and NetBackup\\r Legato NetWorker for Windows\\r Computer Associates BrightStor Enterprise Backup
Internal memory	256 MB
Memory clock speed	- MHz
Internal memory type	-
Operating temperature (T-T)	10 - 35 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	10 - 90 %
Supported storage drive interfaces	SCSI
Windows operating systems supported	Yes
Harmonized System (HS) code	84733080