HP StorageWorks 1510i Modular Smart Array installation and user guide (383070-002, July 2008)

Keywebsites ..................................... 33
KeyMSA1510iinstallationbestpractices ......................... 34
Preparingthesite ..................................... 36
Providing structural support for the floor.......................... 36
Providingclearancespaceandventilation......................... 37
Providingpowersources ................................ 37
Chassis specifications ................................. 38
Preparingthenetwork ................................... 38
Preparingtheservers.................................. 39
Preparingtheswitches ................................. 39
InstallingMSAhardwareoptions............................... 39
RackingtheMSAandthestorageenclosures.......................... 40
Rackingbestpractices ................................. 41
Rackingprocedures .................................. 41
Installingharddrivesintheenclosures ............................ 46
Connectingcables..................................... 47
Cablingbestpractices ................................. 47
ConnectingSCSIcables ................................ 47
SCSIport,bus,andpreassignedboxnumbers..................... 47
SupportedandunsupportedSCSIconnections..................... 49
ConnectingSATAstorageenclosures ......................... 50
ConnectingSCSIstorageenclosures ......................... 50
ConnectingEthernetcables............................... 51
Connecting Ethernet cables in a singlepath configuration ................ 51
Connecting Ethernet cables in a multipath configuration................. 52
Connectingpowercords ................................ 52
PoweringontheMSA ................................... 78
Verifyingtheoperatingstatusofthedevices .......................... 55
ViewingtheLEDsontheMSA1510i............................ 55
Readingstartupmessagesonthecontrollerdisplaypanel .................. 56
Troubleshooting.................................... 57
4Configuration.......................... 59
Supportedmanagementtools ................................ 59
StorageManagementUtility(SMU)overview........................ 59
MSACommandLineInterface(MSA-CLI)overview ..................... 59
HPSystemsInsightManager(HP-SIM)overview ...................... 60
PacketInterNetGroper(PING)overview.......................... 60
MSAarraycontrollerLCDpanel............................. 60
Configurationbestpractices................................. 61
Configurationoverview................................... 61
Primary configurationtasks ............................... 61
Clean-up configurationtasks............................... 62
ConfiguringtheMicrosoftiSCSIinitiator............................ 62
Troubleshooting.................................... 69
ConfiguringtheVMwareiSCSIsoftwareinitiator........................ 70
Namingrequirements ................................. 70
Discoverymethods................................... 70
iSCSIsecurity..................................... 70
EnablingiSCSIsoftwareinitiators ............................ 71
Setting up discovery addresses for software initiators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
SettingupCHAPparametersforsoftwareinitiators..................... 72
PerformingaRescan.................................. 74
Troubleshooting.................................... 75
5Operationandmanagement ................... 77
PoweringoffandpoweringontheMSA............................ 77
PoweringofftheMSA ................................. 77
PoweringontheMSA ................................. 78
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