Troubleshooting HP StoreAll 9730 Storage system installation issues.......................................101
4 Configuring clusters remotely with the Getting Started Wizard......................105
Getting Started Wizard prerequisites.......................................................................................105
Accessing the Getting Started Wizard.....................................................................................105
Step 1 - Setting up Cluster Settings..........................................................................................107
Providing cluster information..............................................................................................107
Completing the Update License screen................................................................................108
Step 2 - Designating IP addresses for DNS/NTP servers.............................................................109
Step 3 - Reviewing servers listed on the File Servers screen and designating which servers to be
included in the cluster............................................................................................................109
Configuring File Servers....................................................................................................110
Adding a server..............................................................................................................111
Step 4 - Creating a Default File System....................................................................................112
Step 5 - Reviewing the Summary.............................................................................................113
Troubleshooting the Getting Started Wizard.............................................................................114
Cluster Settings page........................................................................................................114
DNS/FTP screen..............................................................................................................115
File Servers screen............................................................................................................115
Create a Default File System screen....................................................................................124
5 Discovering and configuring HP StoreAll servers and their storage................127
Server and Storage Expansion Wizard prerequisites.................................................................127
Accessing and using the HP StoreAll Server & Storage Expansion Wizard...................................127
Logging in to the HP Management Console.........................................................................127
Accessing the File Servers screen.......................................................................................128
Step 1 - Managing the File Servers screen................................................................................129
Adding file servers...........................................................................................................130
Removing file servers........................................................................................................131
Step 2 - Configuring a File Server...........................................................................................131
Configuring bonds...........................................................................................................131
Selecting bonds from the Network Management screen........................................................132
Viewing and updating node firmware from the Confirmation screen........................................132
Step 3 - Viewing Unused Storage............................................................................................133
Step 4 - Creating/Extending a File System...............................................................................134
Step 5 - Selecting File System Storage......................................................................................135
Creating new storage.......................................................................................................135
Step 6 - Enabling/Disabling Configure Options........................................................................136
Step 7 - Configuring WORM/Retention...................................................................................136
Configuring Express Query...............................................................................................138
Step 8 - Configuring Auditing.................................................................................................139
Step 9 - Configuring Default File Shares...................................................................................141
Step 10 - Reviewing the Summary...........................................................................................142
6 Configuring virtual IP addresses................................................................144
Network and virtual interface (VIF) guidelines...........................................................................144
Creating a bonded VIF..........................................................................................................145
Configuring backup servers....................................................................................................145
Configuring NIC failover.......................................................................................................145
Configuring automated failover..............................................................................................146
Example configuration...........................................................................................................146
Specifying VIFs in the client configuration.................................................................................146
Configuring VLAN tagging....................................................................................................147
Configuring link state monitoring for iSCSI network interfaces.....................................................148
7 Post-installation tasks...............................................................................149
Updating license keys...........................................................................................................149
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