About This Guide; Intended Audience - HP AD510A - StorageWorks Modular Smart Array 1500 cs 2U Fibre Channel SAN Attach Controller Shelf Hard Drive Installation Manual

About this guide

This guide provides information about installing an MSA1500 whether into an existing or new SAN,
and is organized as follows:
• Chapter 1:
• Chapters 2-6: Configuration procedures for each operating system
To use this guide, follow all instructions in Chapter 1, and then proceed to the chapter for your
specific operating system for some additional setup and configuration tasks.
NOTE:
• If a supplier is installing or configuring your MSA1500, provide them with this guide and verify
that they complete the information tables in "Worksheets" on page 107.
• For information about having HP install and configure your MSA1500, see
on page 7.
• Before configuring your MSA1500, review the information in
plans" on page 15.

Intended audience

This guide is intended for professionals who will be installing, setting up, and configuring the 1500
Modular Smart Array.
A moderate level of SAN-related knowledge is required to successfully install this product. If you are
not familiar with installing and configuring storage array systems in a SAN, HP can install your MSA
for you.
For more information, access our Services website: http://www.hp.com/services.
Depending on your needs, different levels of assistance are available.
For example, the service package listed under Infrastructure Services>Network Storage
Services>HP StorageWorks Disk Arrays includes:
• Physical installation of the MSA
• Virtual disk design and configuration of the MSA
• Service planning
• Service deployment
• Installation Verification Testing (IVT)
• Customer orientation
Installation procedures—All deployments
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