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Table 2 Helpful websites MSA1510i: http://www.hp.com/go/msa1510i • Latest controller firmware and approved driver versions • Compatibility guide (supported component and version information) • Quickspecs (technical information) • Release notes and system documentation MSA products: http://www.hp.com/go/msa Storage products: http://www.hp.com/storage Servers: http://www.hp.com/go/servers Clustering: http://h18000.www1.hp.com/solutions/enterprise/highavailability/index.html In addition to specific information about clustering, this website contains planning and best practices documents applicable to most server and storage systems. SAN infrastructure: http://www.hp.com/go/san Read the HP SAN Design reference guide, which details SAN design considerations and rules, common topologies, security, and best practices. This guide pertains to Fibre Channel and IP networks. Ethernet network switches: http://www.hp.com/rnd Ethernet Network Interface Cards (NICs): http://www.hp.com/servers/networking Support: http://www.hp.com/support Subscriber's Choice notification service: http://www.hp.com/go/e-updates Sign up to receive e-mail notifications about your MSA1510i, including alerts and service events. System management and monitoring tools: • HP Systems Insight Manager (SIM): http://www.hp.com/go/hpsim Operating system specific websites: • Microsoft Windows: http://www.microsoft.com • Novell Linux: http://www.novell.com • HP-UX: http://www.hp.com • VMware: http://www.vmware.com Key MSA1510i installation best practices • Before installing your MSA, go to the MSA1510i website to confirm your installation plans and read current information about the MSA: http://www.hp.com/go/msa1510i. • Sign up with Subscriber's Choice, to receive notifications and alerts about your MSA1510i or other HP devices: http://www.hp.com/go/e-updates. • Use the MSA1510i installation and configuration roadmap poster to guide you through the installation and configuration process. • Periodically check the MSA1510i website for firmware updates and other announcements. HP may place new versions of MSA controller firmware (or other support items) on the Web. Updates include fixes to known issues, support for new features, and enhancements of existing features. • Gather all of the hardware and software components necessary for installing the MSA1510i. A few of the required items include: • Server, with the latest supported version of operating system and patches installed • GigE Ethernet NIC card(s) • GigE Ethernet network switch • Category 5e (or better) Ethernet network cables 34 Installation

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Table 2 Helpful websites
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Release notes and system documentation
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HP SAN Design reference guide
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common topologies, security, and best practices. This guide pertains to Fibre Channel and IP
networks.
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System management and monitoring tools:
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Key MSA1510i installation best practices
•
Before installing your MSA, go to the MSA1510i website to con
fi
rm your installation plans and
read current information about the MSA:
h
t
t
p
:
/
/
w
w
w
.
h
p
.
c
o
m
/
g
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/
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s
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5
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.
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Sign up with Subscriber's Choice, to receive noti
fi
cations and alerts about your MSA1510i or
other HP devices:
h
t
t
p
:
/
/
w
w
w
.
h
p
.
c
o
m
/
g
o
/
e
-
u
p
d
a
t
e
s
.
•
Use the
MSA1510i installation and con
fi
guration roadmap
poster to guide you through the
installation and con
fi
guration process.
•
Periodically check the MSA1510i website for
fi
rmware updates and other announcements. HP
may place new versions of MSA controller
fi
rmware (or other support items) on the Web. Updates
include
fi
xes to known issues, support for new features, and enhancements of existing features.
•
Gather all of the hardware and software components necessary for installing the MSA1510i. A
few of the required items include:
•
Server, with the latest supported version of operating system and patches installed
•
GigE Ethernet NIC card(s)
•
GigE Ethernet network switch
•
Category 5e (or better) Ethernet network cables
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