HP 201723-B21 - HP StorageWorks Modular SAN Array 1000 Hard Drive, Installation Manual

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3 Configuration procedures—Linux environments
Deploying the MSA in a Linux environment involves:
1. Completing all Prerequisites , page 65
2. Installing MSA-specific components on the servers , page 66
3. Updating MSA controller firmware (if necessary) , page 68
4. Configuring the storage , page 69
Each of these procedures is discussed in the following paragraphs.
NOTE: HP recommends installing your MSA in the sequence of steps listed here and in chapter 1
of this guide. Specific dependencies exist, and if you deviate from this sequence, you may have to
uninstall and then reinstall your device.
Prerequisites
• Install and connect all equipment correctly, as detailed in ” Installation
procedures—All deployments ” on page 13.
• Verify that the operating system version installed on the server is supported for use with the MSA.
For a current listing of supported operating system versions, see the QuickSpecs, available on
the Technical documentation page of the MSA1000 website:
http://www.hp.com/go/msa1000 .
• If using the ACU, install Netscape Navigator (version 6.2 or later), or Mozilla (version 1.0.2 or
later) with Personal Security Manager.
• Obtain documentation for the storage configuration tool you plan to use. Documentation for the
ACU and the CLI is available on the Documentation CD and the Technical documentation page
of the MSA1000 website: http://www.hp.com/go/msa1000 .