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HP StorageWorks MSA500 G2 Storage System User Guide
Installing hardware options ................................................................................................................ 44
Installing servers ................................................................................................................................ 44
Choosing a configuration ................................................................................................................... 44
Clustering configuration ......................................................................................................... 44
Single-server configuration .................................................................................................... 45
SSP hardware configurations.................................................................................................. 45
Other configurations ............................................................................................................... 46
Cabling the storage system................................................................................................................. 46
SCSI cabling guidelines.......................................................................................................... 46
Cluster cabling guidelines....................................................................................................... 46
Power cords ............................................................................................................................ 47
Updating firmware ............................................................................................................................. 48
Hardware options installation
49
Firmware updates............................................................................................................................... 49
Hot-plug SCSI hard drive options...................................................................................................... 49
Removing hard drive blanks ................................................................................................... 50
Installing hot-plug SCSI hard drives ...................................................................................... 50
4-Port Shared Storage Module option................................................................................................ 51
Module installation requirements ........................................................................................... 51
Installing the 4-port shared storage module............................................................................ 52
MSA500 G2 Controller option........................................................................................................... 53
Controller installation requirements ....................................................................................... 53
Installing the MSA500 G2 Controller .................................................................................... 54
Cache module upgrade option............................................................................................................ 55
Cache module installation requirements................................................................................. 55
Installing the cache module upgrade ...................................................................................... 56
MSA500 G2 high availability option ................................................................................................. 58
Configuration and utilities
59
Server utilities .................................................................................................................................... 59
HP Insight Diagnostics ........................................................................................................... 59
HP Systems Insight Manager.................................................................................................. 60
Management Agents ............................................................................................................... 60
Survey Utility ......................................................................................................................... 60
ROM functions and utilities ............................................................................................................... 61
Smart Components for ROM Flash ........................................................................................ 61
Recovery ROM....................................................................................................................... 61
Controller firmware auto cloning ........................................................................................... 62
Selective Storage Presentation ........................................................................................................... 63
SSP hardware configurations.................................................................................................. 63
Enabling SSP .......................................................................................................................... 63
Array Configuration Utility ............................................................................................................... 64
Moving drives and arrays ....................................................................................................... 64
