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The following standards are maintained in the sample configurations, Dual domain, Single domain

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The following standards are maintained in the sample configurations: Device SAS switches: MSA2000sa SAS controller modules: MDS600 SAS I/O modules: Cabling: Zoning: Single domain Dual domain Depending on the type of server blade used, one or two switches are installed in the c-Class enclosure, providing a single path between the server blades and the switches. nl When using full-height or half-height server blades, one switch is required. nl When using double-density server blades in the c7000 enclosure, two switches are required, installed in different interconnect rows, for example, in interconnect bays 5 and 7. Depending on the type of server blade used, two or four switches are installed in the c-Class enclosure, providing dual paths between the server blades and the switches. nl When using full-height or half-height server blades, two switches are required, installed in adjacent interconnect bays, for example, in interconnect bays 5 and 6. nl When using double-density server blades in the c7000 enclosure, four switches are required, installed in different interconnect rows, for example, in interconnect bays 5, 6, 7, and 8. One controller is installed in MSA2000sa Two controllers are installed in controller enclosures, providing a single MSA2000sa controller enclosures, path between the switch and the providing an alternate path between the MSA2000sa. switches and the MSA2000sa. Two I/O modules are installed in the MDS600 storage enclosure, providing a single path between the switch and the single-port SATA drives in each MDS600 enclosure drawer. Four I/O modules are installed in the MDS600 storage enclosure, providing alternate paths between the switches and the dual-port SAS drives in each MDS600 enclosure drawer. A single cable is connected between the Two cables are connected between the switch and the storage enclosure. If ports switch and the storage enclosure: one from on the switch and the storage enclosure the primary controller or I/O module and are available, connect an additional cable one from the secondary controller or I/O between the devices, for improved module. If ports on the switch and the performance. storage enclosure are available, connect an additional cable between the devices, for improved performance. When creating and assigning zone groups to server bays, assign server bays 1-8 to zone groups associated with storage connected to switch ports 1, 2, 3, or 4. Assign server bays 9-16 to zone groups associated with storage connected to switch ports 5, 6, 7, or 8. For more information, see "Zoning requirements and device mappings" (page 51). 84 Introduction

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The following standards are maintained in the sample configurations:
Dual domain
Single domain
Device
Depending on the type of server blade
used, two or four switches are installed in
Depending on the type of server blade
used, one or two switches are installed in
SAS switches:
the c-Class enclosure, providing dual paths
the c-Class enclosure, providing a single
between the server blades and the
switches.
nl
path between the server blades and the
switches.
nl
When using full-height or half-height server
blades, two switches are required, installed
When using full-height or half-height
server blades, one switch is required.
nl
in adjacent interconnect bays, for example,
in interconnect bays 5 and 6.
nl
When using double-density server blades
in the c7000 enclosure, two switches are
When using double-density server blades
in the c7000 enclosure, four switches are
required, installed in different interconnect
rows, for example, in interconnect bays
5 and 7.
required, installed in different interconnect
rows, for example, in interconnect bays 5,
6, 7, and 8.
Two controllers are installed in
MSA2000sa controller enclosures,
One controller is installed in MSA2000sa
controller enclosures, providing a single
MSA2000sa SAS controller
modules:
providing an alternate path between the
switches and the MSA2000sa.
path between the switch and the
MSA2000sa.
Four I/O modules are installed in the
MDS600 storage enclosure, providing
Two I/O modules are installed in the
MDS600 storage enclosure, providing a
MDS600 SAS I/O modules:
alternate paths between the switches and
single path between the switch and the
the dual-port SAS drives in each MDS600
enclosure drawer.
single-port SATA drives in each MDS600
enclosure drawer.
Two cables are connected between the
switch and the storage enclosure: one from
A single cable is connected between the
switch and the storage enclosure. If ports
Cabling:
the primary controller or I/O module and
on the switch and the storage enclosure
one from the secondary controller or I/O
are available, connect an additional cable
module. If ports on the switch and the
between the devices, for improved
performance.
storage enclosure are available, connect
an additional cable between the devices,
for improved performance.
When creating and assigning zone groups to server bays, assign server bays 1–8 to
zone groups associated with storage connected to switch ports 1, 2, 3, or 4. Assign
Zoning:
server bays 9–16 to zone groups associated with storage connected to switch ports
5, 6, 7, or 8. For more information, see
“Zoning requirements and device mappings”
(page 51)
.
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Introduction