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

81HP StorageWorks 1500 Modular Smart Array Installation Guide

Configuration Procedures -

HP-UX Environments

Deploying the MSA in an HP-UX environment involves:

1. Completing all Prerequisites, page 81

2. Reading the Additional HP-UX support notes, page 82

3. Installing the ACU-CLI on the servers (optional), page 84

4. Updating MSA controller firmware (if necessary), page 85

5. Configuring the storage, page 86

Each of these procedures is discussed in the following paragraphs.

Note: HP recommends installing your MSA in the sequence of steps listed here and in

chapter 1 of this guide. Specific dependencies exist, and if you deviate from this

sequence, you may have to uninstall and then reinstall your device.

Prerequisites

■ Install and connect all equipment correctly, as detailed in “Installation

Procedures - All Deployments” on page 15.

■ Verify that the operating system version installed on the server is supported

for use with the MSA. For a current listing of supported operating system

versions, see the QuickSpecs, available on the web:

http://www.hp.com/go/msa1500c s

■ Obtain documentation for the storage configuration tool you plan to use.

Documentation for the ACU and the CLI are available on the

Documentation CD and the Technical documents page of the MSA1500

website:

http://www.hp.com/go/msa15 00c s