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Getting started, Review the QuickSpecs for the Smart Array SAS controllers, 6Gb SAS BL Switch

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Direct Connect SAS Storage for HP BladeSystem: www.hp.com/go/directconnect HP BladeSystem technical resources (user documents, white papers, and support documents): http://www.hp.com/go/bladesystem/documentation HP BladeSystem components: http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/blades/components/ c-class-components.html HP Smart Array P711m SAS Controller: http://www.hp.com/go/p711m HP Smart Array P712m SAS Controller: http://www.hp.com/go/p712m HP Smart Array P721m SAS Controller: http://www.hp.com/go/p721m HP Smart Array P731m SAS Controller: http://www.hp.com/go/p731m HP 6Gb SAS BL Switch: http://www.hp.com/go/6gbsasbl HP P2000 G3 MSA Systems: http://www.hp.com/go/p2000 HP MDS600: http://www.hp.com/go/mds600 HP MSA 2040 SAS array: http://www.hp.com/go/msa2040 HP D6000: http://www.hp.com/go/d6000 HP D2600/D2700: http://www.hp.com/go/d2000 Tape Storage & Media website: http://www.hp.com/go/tape (under Business Class Libraries or Tape Autoloaders) Getting started To help you successfully deploy this solution in your environment, be sure to do the following: • Locate a workstation with a CD/DVD-ROM drive and access to the Internet, for reading component-specific user documents from the CD/DVD or HP website associated with the component. • Prepare the site for the power and cooling needs of the solution and its components. (See the user documents for your c-Class BladeSystem Enclosure.) • Obtain copies of user documents for all devices in your solution. At minimum, HP strongly recommends obtaining the documents that are specifically referenced in this guide. See "Documents referred to in this guide" (page 7). • Review the QuickSpecs for the Smart Array SAS controllers, 6Gb SAS BL Switch, and external SAS storage enclosures to make sure that your planned configuration, including the number of servers, is supported. • Identify all of the components you plan to deploy in the solution, whether newly arrived and in boxes or already installed and in use. • Use the worksheets in this guide to record important information about your solution and its components. Device and system information recorded in these worksheets may be needed when initially installing and configuring the solution, and will be helpful for troubleshooting purposes. Because the number of devices may differ for each deployment, print or copy pages as needed. See "Device worksheets" (page 101). • Plan to update firmware on all devices in the solution. Devices in the solution must run tested and compatible versions of firmware. For more information about managing the firmware interdependencies between HP BladeSystem c-Class components, see "Updating firmware on solution devices" (page 62). 10 Introduction

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Getting started
To help you successfully deploy this solution in your environment, be sure to do the following:
•
Locate a workstation with a CD/DVD-ROM drive and access to the Internet, for reading
component-specific user documents from the CD/DVD or HP website associated with the
component.
•
Prepare the site for the power and cooling needs of the solution and its components. (See the
user documents for your c-Class BladeSystem Enclosure.)
•
Obtain copies of user documents for all devices in your solution. At minimum, HP strongly
recommends obtaining the documents that are specifically referenced in this guide. See
“Documents referred to in this guide” (page 7)
.
•
Review the QuickSpecs for the Smart Array SAS controllers, 6Gb SAS BL Switch, and external
SAS storage enclosures to make sure that your planned configuration, including the number
of servers, is supported.
•
Identify all of the components you plan to deploy in the solution, whether newly arrived and
in boxes or already installed and in use.
•
Use the worksheets in this guide to record important information about your solution and its
components. Device and system information recorded in these worksheets may be needed
when initially installing and configuring the solution, and will be helpful for troubleshooting
purposes. Because the number of devices may differ for each deployment, print or copy pages
as needed. See
“Device worksheets” (page 101)
.
•
Plan to update firmware on all devices in the solution. Devices in the solution must run tested
and compatible versions of firmware. For more information about managing the firmware
interdependencies between HP BladeSystem c-Class components, see
“Updating firmware on
solution devices” (page 62)
.
10
Introduction