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

2 Installation and operation in
Microsoft environments
This chapter discusses the following topics:

• Pre-installation hardware setup for Microsoft

• Installing Smart Array Multipath software
• Installing Smart Array Multipath software in cluster configurations
• Post-installation hardware setup for Microsoft
• Uninstalling Smart Array Multipath software
• Using silent installation
• Static LUN balancing
Pre-installation hardware setup for Microsoft
To prepare for software installation, complete the following steps:
1. Complete the MSA500 G2 storage system hardware installation, as follows:
NOTE:
For hardware and option installation procedures, see the appropriate storage system user guide or
the documentation that is shipped with the option.
a.
Install the MSA500 G2 storage system.
b.
Install the 4-Port Shared Storage module.
c. Install the MSA500 G2 controllers.
d. Update the system firmware, if needed.
2.
Complete the server installation, as follows:
a. Install all hardware, including a second supported HBA. For more information, see the
appropriate server user guide.
IMPORTANT:
The server supports only 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.
b. Install one of the supported operating systems.
c.
Reboot the server.
3.
Install multipath cabling for one of the
4. Ensure that only one SCSI cable is connected from the server to the MSA500 G2 storage
system. During installation, the Smart Array Multipath software supports only one SCSI path
per Microsoft based server.
5. Power up the storage system.
Wait for the controller display to provide a Startup Complete message.
6.
Power up one of the servers.
Supported four-node configurations.
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