HP StorageWorks 1500 Modular Smart Array installation guide (355901 - 005, June 2007)

124
recommendations 13
shipping bracket 35
spare drives 27
specifications, environmental requirements 29
startup messages on the LCD panel 54
startup sequence 52
status lights
of the MSA 53
Step 1: Review and confirm your plans 15
Step 10: Power on the devices 52
Step 11: Configure your MSA 56
Step 2: Prepare your site 28
Step 3: Install MSA option kits 30
Step 4: Rack the MSA and the storage enclosures
31
Step 5: Install the hard drives 36
Step 6: Prepare your servers 37
Step 7: Install the HBA in your servers 38
Step 8: Prepare your switches 39
Step 9: Connect the cables 40
storage configuration
available tools 57
in HP-UX environments 76
in Linux environments 71
in OpenVMS environments 82
in other environments 89, 94
in Windows environments 65
planning of 25
recommendations 22
storage enclosures
at MSA startup 54
verifying the status of 54
striping methods 25
Subscriber’s choice, HP 11
support software CD
using in HP-UX environments 75
using in Linux environments
68
using in NetWare environments 92
using in Windows environments 62
switches
approved models 39
preparing for use with the MSA 39
verifying the status of 55
symbols
on equipment 10
symbols in text 9
System Management Home Page
installing in Linux environments 69
T
technical support, HP 11
text symbols 9
Tru64 UNIX environments
configuration procedures 85, 91
U
updating MSA firmware
determining which version to use 15
HP-UX environments 76
Linux environments 70
OpenVMS environments 82
other environments 86, 94
Windows environments 64
V
ventilation requirements 28
verifying the status
of servers 55
of storage enclosures 54
of switches 55
of the MSA 54
VMware
configuration procedures 85
VMware configuration
ESX 2.5.X Server 87
ESX 3.0.X Server 88
guest OS 88
W
warning
rack stability 11
warnings
power related 50
symbols on equipment 10
websites
HP documentation 8
HP storage 12
HP Subscriber’s choice 11
MSA and SAN 18
weight considerations 28
Windows environments
configuring the storage 65
installing the ACU 63