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

Powering on the

MSA

1. Verify that the following devices are powered on and in a ready state:

• Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS)

•Networkswitc

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2. Power on all attached hard drive storage enclosures.

IMPORTANT:

Proceed to the next step only after conﬁrming that the external storage enclosures have completed their

startup rout

ines;otherwise,theMSAarraymaynotproperlydiscoverthestorage.

3. Press and release Power On/Standby button on the front of the chassis to start up the MSA array.

The LED on the Power On/Standby button changes from amber to solid green, indicating that the

MSA has been powered on.

4. Wait for the MSA array to complete its startup routine. When complete, the LCD will display

Startup Complete. This can take up to three minutes, depending on your conﬁguration.

NOTE:

In dual-controller conﬁgurations, each time the MSA is restarted, ﬁrmware on the two

controllersiscompared.Iftheversionsaremismatched,thesystempromptstoclonethe

ﬁrmware on the controller with the latest version (higher number) over to the controller with

the earlier version (lower number) ﬁrmware. The following message is displayed on the LCD

panel of the controller with the earlier ﬁrmware:

07 CLONE FIRMWARE? ‘<‘ = NO, ‘>’ = YES

Press the > button on the LCD panel to clone the ﬁrmware. (In dual-controller conﬁgurations,

the ﬁrmware on the controllers must be the same version.)

5. Press the ^ and v buttons on the LCD panel of each MSA controller to review the startup messages

and look for the following message:

Startup Complete

IMPORTANT:

Proceed to the next step only after the Startup Complete message is displayed. If you

power on (or restart) the server before the MSA array completes its startup sequence, the

server may not properly discover the storage.

6. Power on (or restart) the servers with access to the MSA, start the operating system, and log on

as a user with administrative control.

7. Verify that each device in the network is operating properly.

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