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3Par StoreServ 7000 – Step by step Installation and Configuration (Part 1) HYPERLINK http://3/?author=1 HYPERLINK http://3/?p=478 HYPERLINK http://3/?p=478 \l comments Last month HP? HYPERLINK http://3/?p=446 announced?the long awaited “baby” 3Par into their storage portfolio, the StoreServ 7000 series.? As predicted, 3Par’s entry into the SMB storage market has created a lot of excitement for the IT departments that wanted 3Par technology but didn’t have the budget for the existing models.? Since the majority of my clients are in the alternative investment space (Hedge Funds, etc.) they typically ask for the latest and greatest technology to stay on the cutting edge.? Naturally, being one of the first to implement a new technology product will most likely net you some of the bugs that present themselves in the first versions of products.? Since the Storeserv 7000 series uses that same underlying technology and operating system as the other mature 3Par products, I had no reservations recommending it to my client.? One nice thing about this 3Par is the ability for the customer to perform their own installation.? Previously, only authorized 3Par technicians were required for the initial install, setup, and configuring. However, as you will see later in this article I did run into an issue with the initial setup in the new Smartstart Setup Wizards due to a bad setup script from HP, so I had to perform the “birth process” from the command line via serial port.? I actually prefer doing these type of procedures from the command line, since you learn a lot more about the technology that is usually hidden under the covers.? The rest of this post will be dedicated to walking you through the entire setup process from installing the drives, zoning the fiber to the blade servers, and creating a virtual volume to use in VMware.? Note that most of the installations steps can also be applied to the bigger P10000 systems as well since all 3Par’s share the common operating envir