HP StorageWorks 2000 Modular Smart Array Family installation road map

How to use this road map

Use this road map to guide you through the tasks of planning, installing, and conguring your new HP StorageWorks 2000 Modular Smart Array family of products. Complete each step and record important system information in the spaces provided . This road map is just one document in your MSA products documentation library. From this road map, you are directed to other documents for information about specic topics.

Step 1: Download the latest documentation

Primary user documents include: Installation and conguration road map (this document) User guide (hardware setup and conguration) Reference guide (monitoring and managing) Command line interface (CLI) reference guide (supported CLI commands) All of these documents are available for download at http://www.hp.com/support/manuals. In the Storage section, click Disk Storage Systems, and then scroll down and select your product.

Step 2: Develop a plan

Before installing your MSA, read the user guide to familiarize yourself with your hardware and the concepts of MSA storage. Detailed conguration examples, information, networking options, and troubleshooting information are all included in this guide. IMPORTANT:
Copyright 2008 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. First edition: April 2008 The information in this document is subject to change without notice. Printed in China. www.hp.com

If you do not have sufcient network and storage management experience to successfully install this product, HP can install it for you. For more information, see http://www.hp.com/go/services. Under the Services portfolio banner, select Infrastructure Services, and then click Network Storage Services.

Step 3: Install the MSA

Complete installation instructions are provided in the MSA user guide for your specic product. Topics include: Site requirements Preparing the network Installing hardware options Racking the MSA and hard drive storage enclosures Installing hard drives Connecting cables Powering on the MSA Verifying the operating status of the devices
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Step 4: Congure the MSA

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Details on conguring your MSA for the rst time are found in chapters 3 and 4 of the user guide. Topics include: Page 1

Ethernet connection to management hosts Setting the controllers IP address Conguring your web browser Setting the date and time Conguring host ports Saving the conguration Creating virtual disks Mapping volumes Testing the conguration

Additional information available

Support: http://www.hp.com/support HP product documentation: http://www.hp.com/support/manuals MSA products: http://www.hp.com/go/msa Storage products: http://www.hp.com/storage Servers: http://www.hp.com/go/servers Fibre Channel networking: http://www.hp.com/go/san Ethernet networking: http://www.hp.com/servers/networking Systems Insight Manager: http://www.hp.com/go/hpsim

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