hp 3par 7200 default ip

[agree]

hi,

i assigned an ip address to vsp from 192.168.x.x block but in 'storage system setup wizard' i am getting the error '...make sure the sp is on the same network as the specified storage system.' in which netwok(subnet) is storage server by default?

thanks!

[Josh26]

I don't believe it has any IP configured at all until you connect to the console port and configure it as such.

[spencer.ryan]

Make sure the subnet the 7200 is plugged into has DHCP running, and either let the SP get a address in the same range, or statically assign one.

After setup you can set them both to whatever you'd like (don't need to keep DHCP running if you don't want)

[Josh26]

Defaulting to DHCP assigned is always an unusual choice - who ever has a DHCP server in the datacentre - on their storage network?

[Richard Siemers]

Does the SmartStart CD try to do any sort of mac address broadcasting for initial setup? I never used it, but reading the instructions says something about needing to be on the same subnet as the new hardware... reminded me of how HP Jet Direct cards are/used to be discovered and configured.