HP P4000 Quick Start Manual

HP P4800 G2 SAN Solution for BladeSystem
Quick Start Guide
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Documentation Available
For links to the latest manuals for HP BladeSystem and other P4800 G2 components, see the HP P4800 G2 SAN Solution for BladeSystem Documentation CD.
For detailed instructions about using and maintaining the HP P4800 G2 SAN Solution for BladeSystem, see the following resources:
• Online Help
Click Help > Help Topics from the menu bar to open the Online Help. Context-sensitive help is available by clicking the question mark on any window.
• HP P4000 SAN Solution User Guide
Find complete instructions for configuring and managing storage systems and clustered storage volumes in the User Guide. The User Guide is available in PDF format, installed in the
same directory as the Centralized Management Console program files.
• HP P4800 G2 SAN Solution for BladeSystem Maintenance Guide
Find detailed instructions for managing and maintaining the HP P4800 G2 SAN Solution for BladeSystem.
• HP P4000 VSA Installation and Configuration Guide
Find detailed instructions for planning and installing the VSA and getting started with the Centralized Management Console.
• HP P4000 Remote Copy User Guide
Find information about configuring and using asynchronous replication of storage volumes and snapshots across geographic distances.
• HP P4000 Multi-Site HA/DR Solution Pack User Guide
Find detailed instructions for designing and implementing the Multi-Site SAN features to synchronously and automatically mirror data between geographic sites.
• Release Notes
Review the Release Notes for the latest information about the product.
The latest versions of these documents, including localized versions can be found by browsing to http://www.hp.com/support/manuals. Click Disk Storage Systems
in the storage section and then select the product HP P4000 G2 SAN Solution.
For detailed configuration information related to P4800 G2 use in VDI configurations, see the HP Converged Infrastructure Reference Architecture for VMware View at
http://www.hp.com/go/vdi.
Support Contacts
For worldwide technical support information, see the HP support website: http://www.hp.com/support.
Note
The HP P4800 G2 solution is available as a fully factory-integrated system or as a field installation. For the factory-integrated system, begin with step 1.
For the field installation, an HP Service Engineer will integrate the solution onsite and you can disregard the rest of this guide.
Step 1 Setting up the storage system
Example of a two node configuration.
Front
1. Blade enclosure
2. P4460sb G2 Server blades
3. Insight Display
4. Disk enclosure
SAS switch - Disk enclosure connections
Back
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3
8
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5. Flex- 1 0 modules
6. SAS switches
7. Onboard Administrator (OA)
8. Disk enclosure power button
Connect a network cable from the OA on the blade enclosure to your manage-
1
ment network.
Connect the system power cord to the site power source. The blade enclosure
2
powers on automatically.
Connect at least one cable from each Flex- 1 0 module to the management
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network.
From the Insight Display assign a network address or allow DHCP address
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assignment to the enclosure.
Log in to the OA from a web browser using the administrator username and
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password located on the asset tag of the OA.
Using the OA virtual power buttons, power down the SAS switches and Flex- 1 0
modules. Then reapply power in the following sequence:
1. Disk enclosure
Press the power button on the back of each disk enclosure. Wait three
minutes.
2. SAS Switches
Use the OA to power on the SAS switches. Wait one minute.
3. Flex- 1 0 Modules
From the OA, power on the Flex- 1 0 modules.
4. Server blades
One minute after powering on the SAS switches, power on the P4460sb
G2 server blades.
The remaining steps can be completed remotely.
7 Use the OA to configure the local enclosure.
8 Open the Virtual Connect Manager from the OA and log in using the
administrator username and password located on the asset tag of the active
Flex- 1 0 module.
9 Configure the Virtual Connect domain and define a network for the iSCSI
traffic. For user information, see the HP Virtual Connect for c-Class
BladeSystem User Guide on the HP P4800 G2 BladeSystem SAN Solution
Documentation CD
For an example of how to isolate iSCSI traffic within the enclosure, skip the rest of
this guide and continue with the HP Converged Infrastructure Reference Architecture
for VMware View (http://www.hp.com/go/vdi).
Step 2