Installation Media; Serial Number Location; Forum For The Storage System - HPE 3PAR StoreServ 9000 Customer Self Install Manual

For additional HPE 3PAR StoreServ 9000 Storage architecture information, see the HPE 3PAR StoreServ
Storage Concepts Guide available at the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Information Library website:
www.hpe.com/info/storage/docs
For information about supported hardware and operating system (OS) platforms, see the Hewlett Packard
Enterprise Single Point of Connectivity Knowledge (SPOCK) website:
www.hpe.com/storage/spock

Installation media

Installation DVDs are not typically shipped with the HPE 3PAR StoreServ 9000 Storage system, and
instead the following delivery methods are used:
• If you selected the License to Use (LTU) delivery method of physical delivery during ordering,
installation media is shipped at the time of your order.
• If you selected electronic delivery, see the HPE e-Software Delivery Confirmation email for detailed
instructions for downloading the software. The e-Software Delivery Confirmation email was sent at the
time of purchase to your IT administrator, product manager, or purchasing agent.
If you require installation media, contact the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Support Center:
www.hpe.com/support/hpesc
Website for software downloads
Locate the software-receipt email that has the download link, or download the latest software from the
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Software updates and licensing website:
www.hpe.com/downloads/software
An HPE Passport profile and a valid Service Agreement ID (SAID) are required to access downloads.

Serial number location

The HPE 3PAR StoreServ 9000 Storage system has a 10-character serial number that is used with the
software setup.
The storage system serial number can be found in these locations:
• A label at the top-left-rear of the controller node enclosure
• The outside of the corrugated shipping material

Forum for the storage system

For the latest HPE 3PAR StoreServ 9000 Storage Customer Self Install (CSI) information, see the official
HPE 3PAR StoreServ Storage forum website in the Hewlett Packard Enterprise community:
www.hpe.com/forum/3PARCSIHELP
Use this forum to ask for help, share your installation experience, provide feedback, and search for
solutions to issues encountered during the installation process.
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