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Default IP range for HP SAN storage MSA 2040 is 10.0.0.1/2 profile

You need to connect your laptop and storage with cross cabling and assign the same range IP
address.
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1-: Now in your system browser type
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HTTPS://10.0.0.1 or 2 2015 (1)

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How to configure HP SAN
And press enter
storage MSA 2040 step
by s...

Enter User Name -: manage

Enter password -: !manage
(These ID and password is default for these series of storage)

Now click on Home for check your

Fibber cable connection, which port is active.

HOW to Configure RAID 5 ON storage-:

1-: Click on Home button > Action>select Configuration

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3-: Assign Time & Date manually or define through NTP server.

4-: Enter here New password for

Manage user or leave it default to avoid any password remember issue.

5-: Assign IP address manually or take it

through DHCP.
You can use this IP address for access your storage through web link any you can manage it from
any system.

6-: Select from here Web browser

settings.

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7-: Configure from here Mail notification

if you want to receive any auto
generated mail but for this you should
have SMTP service.

Click next

8-: Define from here your controller

speed better to leave it at default settings.

Now Click next

9-: Click on finish

Click Yes

10-: Now you can see all HDD that you have connect in storage, In my storage I have installed 6 HDD
that is showing here.

11-: Configuration Settings

A- In type select Virtual
B- In Name Assign your storage name
C- In RAID level assign RAID (In my case I have select RAID 5)
D- And select the all Six HDD and click on ADD

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Click OK

12-: Click on Host and you will see here all 4 unassigned drive

13-: Now click on pool and see the all HDD space, storage Name and Drive space

13-: MAP Volume with Host Name

First you need to select on Group name and after that you need to follow below step

A Click on Host
B Click on Action> Add Host

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14-: Assign Host name and click ok

Click OK
15-: How to Remove Host Name
First you need to select a Group Name

A Select Host and click on Action

BSelectRemoveHost

16-: Click on Action > select Create Virtual Volume

17-: Assign the Volume Name and drive space

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18-: Click on Add row for add multiple

Volume at a same time

19-: How to delete Volume

A First you need to select Volume Name that you want to delete.
B Click on Action select Delete Volume

20-: How to MAP Volume

A: Select Mapping
B: Click on Action > MAP
Select Volume and Host Name on which you want to MAP
Click on MAP

Now Please check in your system Mapped volume will display in your system Disk management
Initially it will Display in Offline Mode but you need to bring it Online for this you need to just right click
on Device and select Online.

Thanks Raju Prasad

Posted by raju kumar at 2:28 AM

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Pako.M April 18, 2016 at 7:20 AM

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barry chen April 27, 2016 at 1:38 AM

can you help me ??

My environment is VMware ESXi + MSA2040 (iSCSI)

I have volume size 800GB, I want expand size to 1TB, but I already rescan esxi
datastore,expand volume no change ---> 1TB , Why ??

how to correct configuration , thanks

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anil vishwakarma May 24, 2016 at 10:53 PM

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raju kumar May 24, 2016 at 11:10 PM

Thanks for comment,,default IP for MSA 2040 is 10.0.0.1 and 2 for both controller
you can direct connect your laptop with storage using LAN cable and assign same
range IP in your laptop and use below path..

HTTPS://10.0.0.1/2
Password:- !manage

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Mithlesh Kashyap May 25, 2016 at 11:39 PM

How to hp msa 2040 san storage with three number of server.

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Mithlesh Kashyap May 25, 2016 at 11:39 PM

How to hp msa 2040 san storage with three number of server.

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odie June 2, 2016 at 6:55 AM

Hi Raju,

after mapping it it automatic detected by host? or need configuration also on hosts system..
thanks

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odie June 2, 2016 at 6:57 AM

Hi Raju,

after mapping it it automatic detected by host? or need configuration also on hosts system..
thanks

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raju kumar August 24, 2016 at 1:04 AM

You need to enable iscsi initiator and MPIO future in server and after that you will
be able to access LUN in your system.

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Roy Herrera June 8, 2016 at 3:28 PM

Hi Raju,

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Can you send me an screenshot on how Tiering Configuration in MSA2040 can be done? do
i need to install first the license of tiering feaatures before Tiering be available in the system?

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Srihari Kasi August 23, 2016 at 10:49 PM

NICE SHARE

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raju kumar August 24, 2016 at 1:06 AM

Thanks

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