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Contents Step 3: Install MSA option kits 36 Step 4: Rack the MSA and the storage enclosures 37 Rack installation best practices 37 Step 5: Install the hard drives 43 Step 6: Prepare your servers 44 Step 7: Install the HBA in your servers 45 Step 8: Prepare your switches 46 Step 9: Connect the cables 47 Cabling best practices 47 Connecting the SCSI cables 48 Recommended SCSI cable connections 48 Supported and unsupported SCSI connections 49 Connecting the MSA to SATA storage enclosures 50 Connecting the MSA to SCSI storage enclosures 51 Connecting the Fibre Channel cables 52 Connecting Fibre Channel cables in a single-path configuration 53 Connecting Fibre Channel cables in a multi-path configuration 54 Connecting the power cords 55 Step 10: Power on the devices 57 Verify the operating status of the MSA 58 View the LEDs on the MSA 58 Read the messages on the controller display panel 59 Verify the operating status of the storage enclosures 60 Verify the operating status of the Fibre Channel switches 60 Verify the operating status of the servers 60 Step 11: Configure your MSA 61 Obtain desired controller firmware and Support Software CD versions 61 Determine which storage configuration utility to use 62 About the MSA Command Line Interface 62 About the Array Configuration Utility 63 About the Array Configuration Utility - Command Line Interface 64 Configure the MSA 65 2 Configuration Procedures - Windows Environments 67 Prerequisites 67 Installing MSA-specific components on the servers 68 Updating MSA controller firmware (if necessary 71 Configuring the storage 72 4 HP StorageWorks 1500 Modular Smart Array Installation Guide

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HP StorageWorks 1500 Modular Smart Array Installation Guide
Step 3: Install MSA option kits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Step 4: Rack the MSA and the storage enclosures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Rack installation best practices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Step 5: Install the hard drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Step 6: Prepare your servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Step 7: Install the HBA in your servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Step 8: Prepare your switches. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Step 9: Connect the cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Cabling best practices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Connecting the SCSI cables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Recommended SCSI cable connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Supported and unsupported SCSI connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Connecting the MSA to SATA storage enclosures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Connecting the MSA to SCSI storage enclosures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Connecting the Fibre Channel cables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Connecting Fibre Channel cables in a single-path configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Connecting Fibre Channel cables in a multi-path configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Connecting the power cords. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Step 10: Power on the devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Verify the operating status of the MSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
View the LEDs on the MSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Read the messages on the controller display panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Verify the operating status of the storage enclosures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Verify the operating status of the Fibre Channel switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Verify the operating status of the servers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Step 11: Configure your MSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Obtain desired controller firmware and Support Software CD versions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Determine which storage configuration utility to use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
About the MSA Command Line Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
About the Array Configuration Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
About the Array Configuration Utility - Command Line Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Configure the MSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
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Configuration Procedures - Windows Environments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Installing MSA-specific components on the servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Updating MSA controller firmware (if necessary). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Configuring the storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72