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guration, Operation and management, MSA Command Line Interface MSA-CLI overview

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Key websites 33 Key MSA1510i installation best practices 34 Preparing the site 36 Providing structural support for the floor 36 Providing clearance space and ventilation 37 Providing power sources 37 Chassis specifications 38 Preparing the network 38 Preparing the servers 39 Preparing the switches 39 Installing MSA hardware options 39 Racking the MSA and the storage enclosures 40 Racking best practices 41 Racking procedures 41 Installing hard drives in the enclosures 46 Connecting cables 47 Cabling best practices 47 Connecting SCSI cables 47 SCSI port, bus, and preassigned box numbers 47 Supported and unsupported SCSI connections 49 Connecting SATA storage enclosures 50 Connecting SCSI storage enclosures 50 Connecting Ethernet cables 51 Connecting Ethernet cables in a singlepath configuration 51 Connecting Ethernet cables in a multipath configuration 52 Connecting power cords 52 Powering on the MSA 78 Verifying the operating status of the devices 55 Viewing the LEDs on the MSA1510i 55 Reading startup messages on the controller display panel 56 Troubleshooting 57 4 Configuration 59 Supported management tools 59 Storage Management Utility (SMU) overview 59 MSA Command Line Interface (MSA-CLI) overview 59 HP Systems Insight Manager (HP-SIM) overview 60 Packet InterNet Groper (PING) overview 60 MSA array controller LCD panel 60 Configuration best practices 61 Configuration overview 61 Primary configuration tasks 61 Clean-up configuration tasks 62 Configuring the Microsoft iSCSI initiator 62 Troubleshooting 69 Configuring the VMware iSCSI software initiator 70 Naming requirements 70 Discovery methods 70 iSCSI security 70 Enabling iSCSI software initiators 71 Setting up discovery addresses for software initiators 71 Setting up CHAP parameters for software initiators 72 Performing a Rescan 74 Troubleshooting 75 5 Operation and management 77 Powering off and powering on the MSA 77 Powering off the MSA 77 Powering on the MSA 78 4

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Key websites
.....................................
33
Key MSA1510i installation best practices
.........................
34
Preparing the site
.....................................
36
Providing structural support for the
oor
..........................
36
Providing clearance space and ventilation
.........................
37
Providing power sources
................................
37
Chassis speci
cations
.................................
38
Preparing the network
...................................
38
Preparing the servers
..................................
39
Preparing the switches
.................................
39
Installing MSA hardware options
...............................
39
Racking the MSA and the storage enclosures
..........................
40
Racking best practices
.................................
41
Racking procedures
..................................
41
Installing hard drives in the enclosures
............................
46
Connecting cables
.....................................
47
Cabling best practices
.................................
47
Connecting SCSI cables
................................
47
SCSI port, bus, and preassigned box numbers
.....................
47
Supported and unsupported SCSI connections
.....................
49
Connecting SATA storage enclosures
.........................
50
Connecting SCSI storage enclosures
.........................
50
Connecting Ethernet cables
...............................
51
Connecting Ethernet cables in a singlepath con
guration
................
51
Connecting Ethernet cables in a multipath con
guration
.................
52
Connecting power cords
................................
52
Powering on the MSA
...................................
78
Verifying the operating status of the devices
..........................
55
Viewing the LEDs on the MSA1510i
............................
55
Reading startup messages on the controller display panel
..................
56
Troubleshooting
....................................
57
4 Con
guration
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59
Supported management tools
................................
59
Storage Management Utility (SMU) overview
........................
59
MSA Command Line Interface (MSA-CLI) overview
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59
HP Systems Insight Manager (HP-SIM) overview
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60
Packet InterNet Groper (PING) overview
..........................
60
MSA array controller LCD panel
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60
Con
guration best practices
.................................
61
Con
guration overview
...................................
61
Primary con
guration tasks
...............................
61
Clean-up con
guration tasks
...............................
62
Con
guring the Microsoft iSCSI initiator
............................
62
Troubleshooting
....................................
69
Con
guring the VMware iSCSI software initiator
........................
70
Naming requirements
.................................
70
Discovery methods
...................................
70
iSCSI security
.....................................
70
Enabling iSCSI software initiators
............................
71
Setting up discovery addresses for software initiators
....................
71
Setting up CHAP parameters for software initiators
.....................
72
Performing a Rescan
..................................
74
Troubleshooting
....................................
75
5 Operation and management
...................
77
Powering off and powering on the MSA
............................
77
Powering off the MSA
.................................
77
Powering on the MSA
.................................
78
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