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тАО07-03-2013 07:58 AM
тАО07-03-2013 07:58 AM
Connecting MSA2000 to DL580G5
Hi,
I have been tasked with installing an MSA 2000 into a rack and connecting it up to a DL580 G5 server.
What i would like to know is how to attach this piece of kit to the server. Will i need a smart array or HBA and will this need to be SAS or fibre. Below i have included pictures of the part in question.
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тАО07-03-2013 09:00 AM
тАО07-03-2013 09:00 AM
Re: Connecting MSA2000 to DL580G5
Looks like you have an MSA2012fc disk array. You will need a fibre channel (4Gb) HBA to attach (that SAS port you see is for an expansion disk tray). The array is managed through either its serial port interface or through a web based connection.
To set this up, first attach to the serial connection and use the "set network-parameters" command to set up the network connection. See below for some data I have on this:
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Connect to the serial port of the disk array using a terminal or terminal emulator such as HyperTerm or PuTTy. The serial connection settings are as follows:
Baud Rate: 115,200
Data bits: 8
Parity: none
Stop bits: 1
Flow: None/Off
Terminal
Emulation: VT-100 or ANSI
Connect to Controller A and press ENTER to get to a # prompt.
Use the following command to set up the management LAN port:
# set network-parameters ip address netmask netmask gateway gateway controller a|b
where:
- address is the IP address of the controller
- netmask is the subnet mask
- gateway is the IP address of the subnet route
- a|b specifies the controller whose network parameters you are setting
Verify the settings with:
# show network-parameters
Reset the management controllers for the network changes to take affect (your connection will reset):
# restart mc both
Accessing the Storage Management Utility (SMU)
Enter the IP address of the controller into a web browser (ex http://192.168.220.173 )
The default login is manage / !manage
Disable any popup blockers and be sure Java is enabled.
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тАО07-03-2013 09:04 AM
тАО07-03-2013 09:04 AM
Re: Connecting MSA2000 to DL580G5
Hi Robert,
Thankyou for your quick reply, the only problem i have is that i have no serial cable to fit the serial connection in hte back. do you know what serial cable i need to do this?
Regards
Will
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тАО07-03-2013 09:18 AM
тАО07-03-2013 09:18 AM
Re: Connecting MSA2000 to DL580G5
Its called a micro-DB9. The system would have came with an adapter, but you can get them elsewhere.
-Bob
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тАО07-03-2013 10:56 AM
тАО07-03-2013 10:56 AM
Re: Connecting MSA2000 to DL580G5
By default, the management IP address is set to DHCP - if not available to fail back to 10.0.0.2 and 10.0.0.3.
Credentials are manage/!manage.
Good luck!
Hope this helps!
Regards
Torsten.
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тАО07-10-2013 08:19 AM
тАО07-10-2013 08:19 AM
Re: Connecting MSA2000 to DL580G5
Thanks guys so much for replying. Just waiting for a cable to be shipped out. This MSA was second hand with no cable. Figures that it would be!
Ill let you know how i get on
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тАО07-12-2013 09:02 AM
тАО07-12-2013 09:02 AM
Re: Connecting MSA2000 to DL580G5
Hi Guys,
Just an update.
With your help i have managed to cinfugre the IP and get onto the SMU. However i am not able to see the drives on the Host machine, connected with a HBA and fibre cable.
I am also struggling to locate the firmware software for this part (AJ751A) do you know where i can get the firmware and also why i cannot see the drives? I am using a PTP connection
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тАО07-12-2013 11:03 AM
тАО07-12-2013 11:03 AM
Re: Connecting MSA2000 to DL580G5
Not sure what you have done so far to configure the array, but there are several steps needed to get the host to see the storage. In basics...
- create the vdisks - this is where you setup the physical disks in a particular RAID group (1, 5, 5+0, etc).
- create the volumes - this is where you can carve out a part of the vdisk to make a LUN. You can make one volume consisting of the entire vdisk or several smaller ones.
- map the volume to ports so that the volume(s) you created can be presented to the hosts.
The following link to the msa2000 reference guide contains all the details:
http://bizsupport2.austin.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c01565941/c01565941.pdf
Regarding the firmware, you mention part AJ751A. This is an I/O module for the MSA2000 expansion enclosure. The firmware for this is found on the MSA2000 support site. Try this link:
Else, go to www.hp.com/go/bizsupport, click Software and Drivers and then navigate to your product.
The reference guide I mentioned above has info about firmware updates.
-Bob
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