Table Of Contents - HP StoreAll Series Installation Manual

Contents
1 About the HP StoreAll Storage System...........................................................7
Supported platforms..................................................................................................................7
Factory default and current HP StoreAll OS Software version information..........................................7
Limitations and restrictions..........................................................................................................7
2 Setting up and installing HP StoreAll hardware...............................................9
Understanding platform configurations........................................................................................9
HP StoreAll 8200 Gateway Storage system configurations.........................................................9
HP StoreAll 8800 Storage system configurations....................................................................12
HP StoreAll 9300 Gateway Storage system configuration........................................................15
HP StoreAll 9320 Storage system configurations.....................................................................16
HP StoreAll 9730 Storage system configurations.....................................................................19
Installing HP StoreAll Storage system hardware components into a rack.........................................21
Selecting an HP cabinet and determining HP StoreAll component locations within the rack..........21
Before you install HP StoreAll rack components......................................................................21
Disk drive layouts....................................................................................................................22
Understanding network connections..........................................................................................23
HP StoreAll 8xxx and 93xx hardware network layout information.............................................23
HP StoreAll 8xxx and 93xx Storage system prerequisites.........................................................25
HP StoreAll 9730 network layouts........................................................................................26
IP address requirements for flat (unified) networks...................................................................27
Cabling HP StoreAll Storage system components.........................................................................28
Cabling the HP StoreAll 8200 Gateway system......................................................................28
Cabling the HP StoreAll 8800 Storage system.......................................................................33
Cabling the HP StoreAll 9320 Storage system........................................................................41
Cabling the HP StoreAll 9730 Storage system........................................................................47
Cabling verification (8800 and 9730 only)................................................................................48
Power on...............................................................................................................................49
3 Installing the HP StoreAll OS Software and configuring the HP StoreAll Storage
system........................................................................................................50
Creating a bootable device and installing the HP StoreAll OS Software.........................................51
Creating a bootable DVD and installing the HP StoreAll OS Software.......................................52
Creating a bootable USB flash drive and installing the HP StoreAll OS Software........................53
Creating a bootable USB flash drive on Linux....................................................................53
Creating a bootable USB flash drive on Windows.............................................................53
Configuring initial and subsequent nodes on HP StoreAll 8xxx and 93xx Storage systems................55
Before you begin configuring HP StoreAll 8xxx and 93xx Storage systems.................................55
Configuring HP StoreAll 8xxx and 93xx nodes with iLO.....................................................55
Verifying LUNs and component firmware...............................................................................57
Configuring nodes and a cluster on the HP StoreAll 8xxx and 93xx Storage system....................58
Completing the HP StoreAll 8xxx and 93xx server installation by configuring servers and a cluster
in ASCII mode...................................................................................................................72
Configuring the HP StoreAll 9730 Storage systems......................................................................74
Before you begin configuring HP StoreAll 9730 Storage systems..............................................74
HP StoreAll 9730 hardware configuration information........................................................74
Configuring HP StoreAll 9730 nodes with iLO...................................................................75
Verifying LUNs and component firmware..........................................................................76
Configuring OA1 IP addresses for the Onboard Administrator.................................................77
Configuring the chassis on the HP StoreAll 9730 Storage system..............................................79
Creating a cluster using ASCII mode on blade 1 on the HP StoreAll 9730 Storage system...........93
Installing additional HP StoreAll 9730 Storage system blades..................................................95
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