HP StorageWorks Multi-protocol Router Installation Guide (A7437-96003, September 2005)

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Installation time and items required
Table 6 lists the main installation and setup tasks and the estimated time and items required for
each task. The time estimates assume a prepared installation site and appropriate power and
network connectivity.
Table 6 MP Router installation tasks
Installation task Time estimate Items required
Unpacking the MP Router 15 minutes Exacto knife or other sharp
object to remove the shipping
tape
Installing HP StorageWorks
SAN Switch Rack Mount Kit
30 minutes See
”Installing the MP Router
in a rack using the SAN
Switch Rack Mount Kit” on
page 28
Installing power cables and
serial cable and configuring IP
addresses
15 minutes Power cables and serial
cable (provided in the MP
Router accessory kit)
Workstation computer with a
serial port or terminal server
port and a terminal emulator
application (such as
HyperTerminal)
Ethernet IP address for the
MP Router
Installing Ethernet cable and
configuring the router name,
policies, domain ID, PIDs, or
additional system parameters
20 minutes Ethernet cabling (optional)
for telnet access
Installing SFP optical
transceivers
10 minutes SFP optical transceivers
(not included with MP Router;
purchase separately; see
Table 4 on page 21).
Attaching fiber optic cables
and cable guides
15 minutes Fiber optic cables and cable
guides