HP ProLiant DL380 G5 High Availability Storage Server installation instructions (5697-7748, November 2008)

2 Setting up an active/passive cluster
If your DL380 High Availability Storage Server is already fully racked and cabled, move ahead to
“Power on the storage components and log in” on page 14.
Install the hardware
1. Install the storage server rail kits and storage servers into a server rack by following the HP Rack
Rail Kit Installation Instructions. Go to http://www.hp.com/support/manuals, click Disk Storage
Systems, and select your storage server to download this document.
2. Install the MSA rail kit and MSA into the server rack by following the instructions provided in the
HP StorageWorks 2012sa Modular Smart Array User Guide. Go to http://www.hp.com/support/
manuals, click MSA Disk Arrays, and then click HP StorageWorks 2000sa Modular Smart Array
to download this document.
Make the physical connections
In order to accurately describe the physical connections between the storage components in this
document, the storage servers are designated as Server 1 and Server 2. The two controllers of the
MSA are designated as Controller A and Controller B.
Each storage server includes an HP SC08Ge Host Bus Adapter (HBA) in expansion slot 4 with two
external mini SAS 4x connectors, referred to as HBA Port 0 and HBA Port 1. In addition, each MSA
controller includes two host ports, labeled on the MSA as SAS Port 0 and SAS Port 1.
Connect the storage servers to the MSA
Using the four mini SAS cables provided, connect Server 1 and Server 2 to the MSA as described
below.
1. Connect Server 1 HBA Port 0 to MSA Controller B SAS Port 0.
2. Connect Server 1 HBA Port 1 to MSA Controller A SAS Port 0.
3. Connect Server 2 HBA Port 0 to MSA Controller A SAS Port 1.
4. Connect Server 2 HBA Port 1 to MSA Controller B SAS Port 1.
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