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
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.