HP MSA2012i storage can be configured via web gui(SMU) or cli (Serial port connection or telnet).
In this tutorial I will show you how you can configure your HP MSA2012i storage via SMU.

To access the SMU you need use Internet Explorer >= 5.5 or Mozilla Firefox >= 1.0.7.

The default IP address of the management ports are:

Controller A 10.0.0.2

Controller B 10.0.0.3

In a web browser's address field, type IP address of on of the management ports and press enter.(If the address is not responding you need to log to the controller via serial port and check the settings). The default user is manage and the password is !manage.

- Change the default user and password.Go to:

Manage->Genelral config ->user configuration -> modify users

- Set the time or NTP configuration. Go to:

Manage->General config -> set date/time

Note: It is recommended to set it up an NTP server to synchronize the time periodically. Unfortunately from my experience NTP servers are not always available as usually storage servers are not having direct Internet connection.

- Configure network parameters.

To change Management ports IP addresses go to:

Manage->General config->LAN configuration

Note: In the below screen-shot we have set the IP address manually so that we get visual demonstration. However if you have DHCP configured in your network it is recommended to go with that option.

To change Host(Data) ports parameters go to:

Manage->General config-> host port configuration

Note: In case you wonder what why we have to setup another set of IPs I will explain it here. The Raid Controller IP that we set a bot before is the IP address to manage the controller. The Module Host Port IP is the one that you will use for mounting the array from external server which will utilize the storage space.