Installing The Enclosures; Installation Checklist; Fde Considerations - HP MSA 2040 User Manual

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Installing the enclosures

Installation checklist

The following table outlines the steps required to install the enclosures and initially configure the system. To
ensure a successful installation, perform the tasks in the order they are presented.
Table 1 Installation checklist
Step Task
1. Install the controller enclosure and optional
drive enclosures in the rack, and attach ear
caps.
2. Connect the controller enclosure and LFF/SFF
drive enclosures.
3. Connect power cords.
4. Test enclosure connections.
5. Install required host software.
6. Connect data hosts.
7. Connect remote management hosts.
8. Obtain IP values and set management port IP
properties on the controller enclosure.
9. Perform initial configuration tasks
• Sign in to the web-based Storage
Management Utility (SMU).
• Initially configure and provision the
storage system using the SMU.
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The SMU is introduced in
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If the systems are cabled for replication and licensed to use the Remote Snap feature, you can use the Replication Setup Wizard to
prepare to replicate an existing volume to another vdisk. See the SMU Reference Guide for additional information.

FDE considerations

The Full Disk Encryption feature available via the management interfaces requires use of self-encrypting
drives (SED) which are also referred to as FDE-capable disk drive modules. When installing FDE-capable
disk drive modules, follow the same procedures for installing disks that do not support FDE. The exception
occurs when you move FDE-capable disk drive modules for one or more disk groups to a different system,
which requires additional steps.
The procedures for using the FDE feature, such as securing the system, viewing disk FDE status, and
clearing and importing keys are performed using the SMU or CLI commands (see the SMU Reference
Guide or CLI Reference Guide for more information).
NOTE: When moving FDE-capable disk drive modules for a disk group, stop I/O to any volumes in the
disk group before removing the disk drive modules. Follow the "Removing the failed drive" and "Installing
the replacement drive" procedures within the HP MSA Drive Module Replacement Instructions. Import the
keys for the disks so that the disk content becomes available.
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"Accessing the SMU" (page 51). See the SMU Reference Guide or online help for additional information.
Where to find procedure
See the racking instructions poster.
See "Connecting controller and drive enclosures"
(page 20).
See the quick start instructions.
See "Testing enclosure connections" (page
See "Host system requirements" (page
See "Connecting the enclosure to data hosts" (page
If using the optional Remote Snap feature, also see
"Connecting two storage systems to replicate volumes"
(page 38).
See "Connecting remote management hosts" (page
See "Obtaining IP values" (page
See Connecting to the controller CLI port; with Linux and
Windows topics.
Topics below correspond to bullets at left:
See "Getting Started" in the HP MSA 2040 SMU Reference
Guide.
See "Configuring the System" and "Provisioning the
System" topics (SMU Reference Guide or online help).
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