6.0 HP X9000 File Serving Software Installation (TA768-96041, October 2011)

1 Configuring the management console and file serving
nodes on X9300/X9320 systems
Installation checklist
More informationTaskStep
The array documentation is on http://
www.hp.com/support/manuals under storage >
Disk Storage Systems
Set up the HP 2000 G2 Modular Smart Array or P2000
G3 MSA System (X9320 systems)
1.
The server documentation is on http://
www.hp.com/support/manuals under servers >
ProLiant ml/dl and tc series servers
Set up iLO on the ProLiant servers2.
See the documentation for the multipath solution.For X9300 systems, ensure that the correct multipath solution
for the storage arrays connected to the gateways has been
configured and is running on each file serving node
3.
“Getting started” (page 7)Check for patches and review configuration options4.
“Configuring the management console” (page 7)Configure the management console5.
Configure file serving nodes using one of these methods:6.
“Creating a template for configuring file serving
nodes” (page 15)
• Create a template for file serving nodes and then apply
the template
“Using the template to configure file serving nodes”
(page 22)
“Configuring file serving nodes manually”
(page 24)
• Configure file serving nodes manually
“Configuring virtual interfaces for client access”
(page 41)
Set up virtual IP addresses for client access and configure
standby servers for file serving nodes
7.
“Post-installation tasks” (page 44)Perform post-installation tasks:8.
• Configure the Ibrix Collect feature
• Create file systems
• Set up NFS shares (optional)
• Set up CIFS shares (optional)
• Set up HTTP/HTTPS (optional)
• Set up FTP/FTPS (optional)
• Remote replication (optional)
• Data retention and validation (optional)
• Software snapshots (optional)
• Block snapshots (optional)
• Data tiering (optional)
• NDMP (optional)
• Insight Remote Support
“Adding Linux X9000 clients” (page 47)Configure Linux X9000 clients (optional).9.
NOTE: Windows X9000 clients are not supported in the
6.0 release.
6 Configuring the management console and file serving nodes on X9300/X9320 systems