HP P6300 HP P6300/P6500 EVA Installation Guide (5697-2485, September 2013) - Page 3

Contents 1 Reviewing and confirming your plans 5 Overview...5 Prerequisites...5 Plan your storage configuration 6 General IP-SAN recommendations 6 Recommended switch infrastructure for an IP-SAN 7 Network latency...9 Network bandwidth...9 Total number of iSCSI and iSCSI/FCoE initiators 12 Number of paths required per initiator 13 Using Internet Storage Name Service (iSNS 13 Using iSCSI ports ...13 Security...13 System and performance expectations 17 RAID levels...17 HP P6000 Command View implementation 18 2 Preparing your site 19 Overview...19 Provide adequate structural support for the floor 19 Provide adequate clearance space and ventilation 19 Provide adequate and redundant sources of power 19 Remove product from packaging 19 3 Installing components 21 Overview...21 Rack installation best practices 21 Attach the brackets for a longer chassis 22 Attach the rails...23 Install the enclosures...25 Installing the disk drives into the drive bays 27 4 Connecting cables and power cords 29 Overview...29 Cabling best practices...29 Connecting cables...29 Connecting the array to the disk enclosures 29 Connecting the array to servers and switches 30 Labeling cables using labeling kit 30 Connecting the power cords...30 5 Turning on power 32 Power on the devices...32 Power on best practices...32 Power on procedure...32 Verify the operating status of the controller enclosures 32 Verify the operating status of the disk enclosures 33 Verify the operating status of the Fibre Channel switches and adapters 34 Installing Fibre Channel drivers 35 6 Managing the iSCSI or iSCSI/FCoE module using HP P6000 Command View..36 Initializing the storage system 36 Configuring the iSCSI and iSCSI/FCoE module management ports 36 Fibre Channel zoning...40 Contents 3