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2 Installation and operation in

Microsoft environments

This chapter discusses the following topics:

• Pre-installation hardware setup for Microsoft

• Installing Smart Array Multipath software

• Installing Smart Array Multipath software in cluster conﬁgurations

• Post-installation hardware setup for Microsoft

• Uninstalling Smart Array Multipath software

• Using silent installation

•StaticLUNbalancing

Pre-installation hardware setup for Microsoft

To prepare for software installation, complete the following steps:

1. Complete the MSA500 G2 storage system hardware installation, as follows:

NOTE:

For hardware and option installation procedures, see the appropriate storage system user guide or

the documentation that is shipped with the option.

a. Install the MSA500 G2 storage system.

b. Install the 4-Port Shared Storage module.

c. Install the MSA500 G2 controllers.

d. Update the system ﬁrmware, if needed.

2. Complete the server installation, as follows:

a. Install all hardware, including a second supported HBA. For more information, see the

appropriate server user guide.

IMPORTANT:

The server supports only one SCSI path during installation. If the server is already cabled for

amultipathconﬁguration, disconnect the SCSI cable connected from the redundant HBA to

the storage system.

b. Install one of the supported operating systems.

c. Reboot the server.

3. Install multipath cabling for one of the Supported four-node conﬁ gurations.

4. Ensure that only one SCSI cable is connected from the server to the MSA500 G2 storage

system. During installation, the Smart Array Multipath software supports only one SCSI path

per Microsoft based server.

5. Power up the storage system.

Wait for the controller display to provide a Startup Complete message.

6. Power up one of the servers.

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