Microsoft Azure Storsimple Appliance 8600 Configuration Checklist

Microsoft Azure StorSimple Appliance 8600 Configuration Checklist

This checklist summarizes all the hardware installation and software configuration steps required to deploy a storage device in your data center. It also provides information on where to download the latest documentation for detailed instructions when deploying your device.

NOTICE Review the Microsoft Azure StorSimple Appliance Safety Guide prior to configuring your storage device.

Hardware configuration 1. Ensure that hardware installation is complete as per the detailed instructions in Microsoft Azure StorSimple Appliance 8600 Hardware Installation Guide. Download the most recent version of the installation guide from this link: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=328049 2. Use the following list to ensure that the installation steps are complete.

Status Hardware Installation Steps  Unpack your device  Rack-mount your device  Cable your device

Software configuration 1. Download the Microsoft Azure StorSimple Appliance Walkthrough Guide for detailed software configuration instructions from this link: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=328046 Configure your device as per the downloaded instructions. 2. Ensure that the service level configuration is complete by verifying against the following list. Skip this step if you already have an existing Azure StorSimple Manager service and proceed to device level configuration.

Status Service configuration for StorSimple Manager  Step 1: Create a new StorSimple Manager service  Step 2: Get the service registration key

1 3. Ensure that the device level configuration is complete by verifying against the following list.

Status Device configuration for StorSimple Manager  Step 3: Configure your device via the Windows PowerShell interface  Step 4: Register the device with service and complete device setup  Step 5: Create volume containers  Step 6: Create and provision volumes on your device  Step 7: Mount, initialize and format your volumes on the host  Step 8: Take backups

Contacting technical support If you encounter any issues during the configuration, please contact Microsoft support at: • Web: http://support.microsoft.com/ • Telephone: 1-800-642-7676