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HP StorageWorks MSA1000 User Manual

HP StorageWorks MSA1000
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3MSA1000 Installation Guide
Contents
Contents
About this Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Related Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Document Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Text Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Equipment Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Rack Stability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Getting Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
HP Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
HP Storage Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
HP Authorized Reseller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
1 Installation Procedures - for all MSA1000 Deployments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Step 1: Reviewing your Plans. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Read about the MSA1000 and about Storage Area Networks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
For Information about the MSA1000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
For Information about SANs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
For Information about Clustering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
For Information about Multi-Path (Redundant) Environments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
For Information about the Array Configuration Utility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Complete the Worksheet on the Configuration Overview Poster and Record Information
about your MSA1000 Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Plan How you Want to Configure your Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
System Priorities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Striping Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
RAID Types. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Hard Drive Sizes and Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Spare Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
LUN Sizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Review MSA1000 Installation Best Practices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

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HP StorageWorks MSA1000 Specifications

General IconGeneral
RAID levels0, 1, 0+1, 5
CertificationMicrosoft 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 memory256 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 interfacesSCSI
Windows operating systems supportedYes
Harmonized System (HS) code84733080
Weight and Dimensions IconWeight and Dimensions
Depth52.1 mm
Width48.3 mm
Height17.5 mm
Weight31210 g

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