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About This
Guide
About this Guide
This installation guide provides information to help you install your MSA1000,
whether into an existing SAN or a new setup, and is organized as follows:
About this Guide
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Chapter 1: Installation Procedures - for all MSA1000 Deployments
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Chapters 2 - 6: Configuration Procedures - for each Operating System
To use this guide, follow all of the instructions in chapter 1 and then proceed to the
chapter for your specific operating system for some additional setup and
configuration tasks.
Note: Most of the text in this guide discusses preparing for and installing your
MSA1000. If your supplier is setting up your MSA1000 for you, provide them with this
guide. When you are ready to configure your MSA1000, review the information in
Step 1: Reviewing your Plans and then proceed to Step 10: Configuring your
MSA1000.
Prerequisites
Before you set up your MSA1000, consider the following:
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This guide is a companion to the HP StorageWorks MSA1000 Configuration
Overview poster, also printed and included in the MSA1000 shipping carton.
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Go to the Technical Documentation page of the MSA1000 website at
http://www.hp.com/go/msa1000 to locate and print the HP StorageWorks
MSA1000 Compatibility Guide.
The compatibility guide provides important reference information and
specifications. You refer to the compatibility guide when completing the
worksheets in the Configuration Overview poster and this installation guide.
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