User guide
Table Of Contents
- MSA1000 User Guide
- Contents
- About this Guide
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- Chapter 2: Operating System Specific Information
- Chapter 3: MSA1000 Setup and Sample Configurations
- Chapter 4: Operation and Management
- Chapter 5: Array Configuration Utility (ACU)
- Installing the ACU on the Server
- Accessing the ACU
- Description of Screen Regions
- Configuring a New Controller
- Modifying an Existing Controller
- Probability of Logical Drive Failure
- Chapter 6: Command Line Interface (CLI)
- CLI Overview
- CLI Setup
- Help Commands
- Display Commands
- Array Controller Configuration Commands
- LUN Management Commands
- Server Connection Commands
- Selective Storage Presentation/Access Control List Commands
- Appendix A: Regulatory Compliance Notices
- Appendix B: Electrostatic Discharge
- Appendix C: Specifications
- Appendix D: Hard Drive Arrays
- Appendix E: Recovering from Hard Drive Failure
- Appendix F: Controller Display Messages
- Appendix G: Recovery ROM and ROM Cloning
- Appendix H: SCSI ID Assignments
- Index
Operating System Specific Information
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Supported Host Bus Adapters
■ FCA2101 Host Bus Adapter
■ 64-bit/33-MHz PCI-to-Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter
Specific Configuration Needs
Initial system configuration tasks are detailed in the Windows section of the
Modular SAN Array 1000 Quick Installation Guide. This guide is included in the
Modular SAN Array 1000 Setup and Management kit.
Linux Environments
Linux environments that use an MSA1000 can include multiple clusters.
When configuring the storage on the MSA1000, two methods are available: the
CLI and the ACU are both available online.
Supported Operating System Versions
■ Red Hat Linux 7.2 Professional
■ Red Hat Linux Advanced Server 2.1
■ SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 7
Note: For a current listing of the supported operating system versions, see the
MSA1000 website at
www.hp.com/go/msa1000
.
Supported Software Components
■ Array Configuration Utility
■ Command Line Utility
■ SteelEye clustering software
■ Insight Manager 7
■ HP StorageWorks Secure Path for Linux
■ SmartStart version 5.50 or later
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