HPE MSA 2040 configuration
Default IP range for HP SAN storage MSA 2040 is 10.0.0.1/2
You need to connect your laptop and storage with cross
cabling and assign the same range IP address.
1-: Now in your system browser type
HTTPS://10.0.0.1 or 2
And press enter
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
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.
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
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
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
B Select
Remove Host
16-: Click on Action > select Create Virtual Volume
17-: Assign the Volume Name and drive space
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.
Done with HPE MSA 2040 configuration.
Thanks Raju Prasad
