HPE 3PAR StoreServ 9000

Contents
Guidelines for the Customer Self Install of the HPE 3PAR
StoreServ 9000........................................................................................ 6
About the HPE 3PAR StoreServ 9000 Storage system........................8
Installation media.......................................................................................................................... 9
Serial number location.................................................................................................................. 9
Forum for the storage system....................................................................................................... 9
Preparing: Process overview...............................................................10
Site planning............................................................................................................................... 10
Customer Self Install videos........................................................................................................11
Acclimatizing............................................................................................................................... 11
Tools for the installation...............................................................................................................11
Unpacking the factory-integrated-in-rack option: Process
overview.................................................................................................12
Unpacking the HPE rack factory-integrated with the storage system......................................... 12
Positioning and stabilizing the HPE rack.................................................................................... 20
Installing the drives: Process overview....................................................................................... 21
Guidelines for the drive installation.................................................................................. 22
Installing the SFF drives...................................................................................................23
Cabling the factory-integrated-in-rack option: Process overview... 24
Guidelines for cabling................................................................................................................. 24
Guidelines for redundant power cabling..................................................................................... 26
Cabling the physical service processor (if installed)................................................................... 27
Cabling the controller nodes: Process overview......................................................................... 28
Cabling for the management connection......................................................................... 28
Cabling for the host connection........................................................................................29
Cabling for the Remote Copy connection (optional feature)............................................ 31
Cabling for the File Persona connection (optional feature).............................................. 31
Cabling the power cords of the power distribution units to the power receptacles at the
operating site.............................................................................................................................. 32
Powering on: Process overview.......................................................... 33
Precautions for powering on the storage system........................................................................33
Checking AC power cable connections...................................................................................... 33
Powering on the storage system.................................................................................................34
Checking enclosure power redundancy (optional)......................................................................35
Setting up the service processor connection: Process overview....37
About the service processor....................................................................................................... 37
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