HPE - Installing HPE 3PAR - High level overview

• Procedure to install 3PAR is same for all HPE 3PAR models 7000,8000,9000,20,000. 
• Racking, stacking and cabling.
• Power on the VSP(physical server for enterprise models otherwise distributed as virtual machine in OVA format) and allow it to take the IP from DHCP.
• On web browser enter the IP address of VSP(This is the preferred method of installation by on site engineers).
• Other methods using SmartStart and through CLI.
• In case Web based methods and SmartStart gives trouble use Serial connection and use CLI (require console password from HPE).
• Configure the VSP – step by step wizard (it takes 20 min) requires serial number of HPE 3PAR controller.
• Configure InServ controllers – step by step procedure (it takes around 2 hours).
• Provision using WUI.
• Create CPG, virtual volume, create host group, map virtual volume to hosts.

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