HP StorageWorks 1500 Modular Smart Array Installation Guide (355901-004, October 2006)

15HP StorageWorks 1500 Modular Smart Array Installation Guide
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Installation Procedures -
All Deployments
Installing and configuring your MSA includes the following steps, each of which
is illustrated in Figure 1 and discussed in this chapter:
■ Step 1: Review and confirm your plans, page 17
■ Step 2: Prepare your site, page 34
■ Step 3: Install MSA option kits, page 36
■ Step 4: Rack the MSA and the storage enclosures, page 37
■ Step 5: Install the hard drives, page 43
■ Step 6: Prepare your servers, page 44
■ Step 7: Install the HBA in your servers, page 45
■ Step 8: Prepare your switches, page 46
■ Step 9: Connect the cables, page 47
■ Step 10: Power on the devices, page 57
■ Step 11: Configure your MSA, page 61
Note:
■ HP recommends installing and configuring your MSA in the sequence of steps listed
in this guide. Specific dependencies exist, and if you deviate from this sequence, you
may have to uninstall and then reinstall the device.
■ If a supplier is installing or configuring the MSA for you, provide them with this
guide and verify that they complete the information in “Worksheets” on page 107.
■ For information about HP installing and configuring your MSA, see “Getting help”
on page 13.