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Preliminary tasks

Planning tasks include:

• “Determining who will install and configure the disk enclosure” Page 22

• “Confirming support for your hardware and software components” Page 22

• “Signing up to automatically receive advisories, notices, and other messages” Page 23

• “Confirming warranty support and finding out about related services” Page 23

• “Gathering and recording information” Page 23

• “Planning the storage configuration” Page 23

Determining who will install and configure the disk enclosure

Storage management experience is required to successfully install and configure this product.

If you are not familiar with installing and configuring storage array systems, Hewlett Packard

Enterprise can install this product for you. For more information, see the Business & IT Services

website: http://www.hpe.com/info/services.

Different levels of assistance are available. For example, the following services might be included:

• Site inspection

• Verification of operating system patch levels

• Customized virtual disk design

• Array hardware installation and activation of optional software

• Array initialization

• Verification that the implemented solution meets your specifications

• Availability of a Hewlett Packard Enterprise Services Storage Specialist to answer questions

during the deployment process

• Verification testing to confirm product functionality and adherence to Hewlett Packard

Enterprise installation quality standards

• On-site orientation, including highlights of basic operation and a review of documentation

Confirming support for your hardware and software components

Specific versions of hardware, firmware, software, drivers, and other components are designed

to work together.

The QuickSpecs for your disk enclosure model provide an up-to-date list of supported servers,

operating systems, controllers, switches, and software tools. Download and review the QuickSpecs

for your disk enclosure model to confirm that the components you plan to use are supported for

use with the disk enclosure.

Check the QuickSpecs before initially installing the disk enclosure and before making any changes

to an existing installation. QuickSpecs are available on the D3000 disk enclosures website.

22 Installation

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