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HP StorageWorks MSA1000

HP StorageWorks MSA1000
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4 MSA1000 Installation Guide
Step 2: Preparing your Site. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Step 3: Preparing your Servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Step 4: Installing the HBA in your Servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Step 5: Preparing your Switches & Hubs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Step 6: Installing Option Kits in your MSA1000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Step 7: Installing your MSA1000 in the Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Attach the Mounting Rails to the Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Converting the Rack Rails for Round-Hole Racks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Attaching the Rails in the Rack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Install the MSA1000 in the Rack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Install the Hard Drives in the MSA1000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Step 8: Connecting the Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Cable Management Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Connect the SCSI Cables (if needed). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Connect the Fibre Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Connect the Power Cords. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Step 9: Powering On your MSA1000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Verify the operating status of the MSA1000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Verify the operating status of the interconnect devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Verify the operating status of the server(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Step 10: Configuring your MSA1000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Determine Whether to Download Firmware and Drivers from the Web. . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
To Determine Which Version of the MSA1000 Support Software CD to Use. . . . . 52
To Determine Which Version of the MSA1000 Controller Firmware to Use . . . . . 53
Select the Storage Configuration Tool to Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
About the Command Line Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
About the Array Configuration Utility (ACU) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Customize your Installation for your Operating System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
2 Configuration Procedures - for Windows Environments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Installing the HBA Driver on your Windows Servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Installing the ACU on your Windows Management Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Identifying the Server and Operating System to the MSA1000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Configuring the Storage Arrays and Logical Volumes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
3 Configuration Procedures - for Linux Environments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Installing the HBA Driver on your Linux Servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

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