HP ProLiant StorageWorks NAS 1500s User manual

Installation

Guide

hp StorageWorks

NAS 1500s

Product Version: 1

First Edition (July 2004)

Part Number: 372018-001

This installation guide provides information about deploying the

HP StorageWorks NAS 1500s.

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NAS 1500s Installation Guide

First Edition (July 2004)

Part Number: 372018-001

Contents

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Contents

About this Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Intended audience. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Related documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Conventions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Document conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Text symbols. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Equipment symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Rack stability. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Getting help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

HP technical support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

HP storage web site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

HP authorized reseller. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

1 Product Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Configuration options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Product definition and information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Server hardware features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Software features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Managing the NAS 1500s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Product redundancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Dependencies and requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Storage requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

IP networking and setup requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Deploying the NAS 1500s on the network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Setup and configuration overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Configuring the NAS 1500s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

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Storage management overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Storage management elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Physical storage elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Logical storage elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

File system elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

File-sharing elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

2 Configuration Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Preinitialization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Collect information for configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Configuration information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

WebUI configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

RapidLaunch method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

Remote browser method (using hostname) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Direct attach method. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Rapid Startup Wizard configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Disk partitioning, RAID configuration, and failover . . . . . . . . .36

Creating file shares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

Basic setup complete. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Completing the system configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Replacing a failed hard drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

Detecting a hard drive failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

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A Regulatory Compliance Notices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

Federal Communications Commission Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

Class A equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

Class B equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Declaration of conformity for products marked with the FCC logo

- United States only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Canadian Notice (Avis Canadien). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Class A equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Class B equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

European Union Notice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

BSMI Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

Japanese Notice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

B Electrostatic Discharge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

Grounding methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

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About This

Guide

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About this Guide

This installation guide provides information to help you deploy

the HP StorageWorks NAS 1500s.

“About This Guide” topics include:

■Overview, page 7

■Conventions, page 8

■Rack stability, page 11

■Getting help, page 11

Overview

This section covers the following topics:

■Intended audience

■Prerequisites

■Related documentation

Intended audience

This book is intended for use by technical professionals who are

experienced with the following:

■Microsoft®administrative procedures

■File-sharing protocols

Prerequisites

Before you set up the NAS server, HP recommends that you

obtain supplemental documentation relative to the items listed

above in the section titled “Intended Audience.”

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Related documentation

In addition to this guide, HP provides corresponding information:

■

HP StorageWorks NAS 1500s Administration Guide

■

HP StorageWorks NAS 1500s Rack Installation Instructions

■

HP StorageWorks NAS 1500s Release Notes

Conventions

Conventions consist of the following:

■Document conventions

■Text symbols

■Equipment symbols

Document conventions

The document conventions included in Table 1 apply in most

cases.

Table 1: Document Conventions

Element Convention

Cross-reference links Figure 1

Key and field names, menu items,

buttons, and dialog box titles Bold

File names, application names, and

text emphasis

Italics

User input, command and directory

names, and system responses

(output and messages)

Monospace font

COMMAND NAMES are uppercase

monospace font unless they are case

sensitive

Variables <monospace, italic font>

Web site addresses Underlined sans serif font text:

http://www.hp.com

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Text symbols

The following symbols may be found in the text of this guide.

They have the following meanings:

WARNING: Text set off in this manner indicates that failure

to follow directions in the warning could result in bodily harm

or death.

Caution: Text set off in this manner indicates that failure to

follow directions could result in damage to equipment or

data.

Note: Text set off in this manner presents commentary, sidelights, or

interesting points of information.

Equipment symbols

The following equipment symbols may be found on hardware for

which this guide pertains. They have the following meanings:

Any enclosed surface or area of the equipment

marked with these symbols indicates the presence of

electrical shock hazards. Enclosed area contains no

operator serviceable parts.

WARNING: To reduce the risk of personal injury from

electrical shock hazards, do not open this enclosure.

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Any RJ-45 receptacle marked with these symbols

indicates a network interface connection.

WARNING: To reduce the risk of electrical shock, fire,

or damage to the equipment, do not plug telephone

or telecommunications connectors into this receptacle.

Any surface or area of the equipment marked with

these symbols indicates the presence of a hot surface

or hot component. Contact with this surface could

result in injury.

WARNING: To reduce the risk of personal injury from

a hot component, allow the surface to cool before

touching.

Power supplies or systems marked with these

symbols indicate the presence of multiple

sources of power.

WARNING: To reduce the risk of personal

injury from electrical shock, remove all power

cords to completely disconnect power from the

power supplies and systems.

Any product or assembly marked with these symbols

indicates that the component exceeds the

recommended weight for one individual to handle

safely.

WARNING: To reduce the risk of personal injury or

damage to the equipment, observe local occupational

health and safety requirements and guidelines for

manually handling material.

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