Installation And Operation In Microsoft Environments; Pre-Installation Hardware Setup For Microsoft - HP StorageWorks 500 - G2 Modular Smart Array User Manual

Installation and operation in Microsoft
environments
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Pre-installation hardware setup for Microsoft................................................................................................ 9

Uninstalling the Smart Array Multipath software driver................................................................................ 10
Installation for an existing 2-node cluster with Microsoft Windows 2000 ...................................................... 10
Multipath installation for Microsoft............................................................................................................ 11
Post-installation hardware setup for Microsoft ............................................................................................ 11
Microsoft browser security settings ........................................................................................................... 11
Static LUN balancing.............................................................................................................................. 12
Pre-installation hardware setup for Microsoft
To prepare for software installation:
Complete the MSA500 G2 storage system hardware installation:
1.
NOTE: For hardware and option installation procedures, refer to the storage system user guide or the
documentation that ships with the option.
Install the MSA500 G2 storage system.
a.
Install the 4-Port Shared Storage Module.
b.
Install the MSA500 G2 controllers.
c.
Update the system firmware, if needed.
d.
Complete the server installation:
2.
Install all hardware, including a second supported HBA. Refer to the server user guide.
a.
IMPORTANT: The server only supports one SCSI path during installation. If the server is already cabled for
a multipath configuration, disconnect the SCSI cable connected from the redundant HBA to the storage
system.
Install one of the supported operating systems.
b.
Reboot the server.
c.
Install multipath cabling for one of the supported four-node configurations (on page 6).
3.
Be sure that only one SCSI cable is connected from the server to the MSA500 G2 storage system.
4.
During installation, the Smart Array Multipath software supports only one SCSI path per Microsoft®-
based server.
Power up the storage system.
5.
Wait for the controller display to provide a "Startup Complete" message.
Power up one of the servers.
6.

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