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Drive Storage enclosure type Cabling method P712m (512MB cache) SAS Single or dual domain, standard cabling D2600/D2700 SAS SATA Single or dual domain, high performance Single domain, standard cabling SATA Single domain, high performance cabling P2000 G3 MSA Single or dual domain, standard cabling Any supported Single or dual domain, optimal cabling P711m (1GB cache) P721m (512MB cache) P731m (2GB cache) MSA 2040 SAS Any Single or dual domain, standard cabling supported Single or dual domain, optimal cabling 78 Deployment examples

Section	Page
Deployment Guide for Solutions with 6Gb SAS BL Switches and External SAS Storage Enclosures	1
Contents	3
1 Introduction	6
Topics discussed in this guide	7
Devices referred to in this guide	7
Documents referred to in this guide	7
How to obtain detailed information	9
Information available in device websites	9
Information available in the BladeSystem Technical Resources website	9
Helpful HP websites	9
Getting started	10
2 Device information	11
HP BladeSystem c-Class Enclosures	11
HP BladeSystem c3000 enclosure	12
For more information	12
HP BladeSystem c7000 enclosure	13
For more information	13
Important tips	13
HP BladeSystem c-Class Server Blades	14
ProLiant Server Blades	14
For more information	14
Important tips	15
HP Smart Array SAS Controllers	16
For more information	18
Important tips	18
HP 6Gb SAS BL Switch	20
For more information	22
Important tips	22
HP P2000 G3 SAS MSA and MSA 2040 SAS Systems	23
For more information	25
Important tips	26
HP MDS600 and D6000 Disk Enclosures	28
For more information	29
Important tips	29
HP D2600/D2700 Disk Enclosures	32
For more information	32
Important tips	33
HP MSL2024, MSL4048, MSL8048, and MSL8096 Tape Libraries and 1/8 G2 Tape Autoloader	34
For more information	34
Important tips	35
Rack and Power	36
For more information	36
3 Software information	37
HP Onboard Administrator	38
HP 6G Virtual SAS Manager	41
MSL 2040 SAS and P2000 G3 SAS MSA Storage Management Utility	42
MSA 2040 SAS or P2000 G3 MSA Command Line Interface	43
HP Array Configuration Utility	44
HP Smart Storage Administrator	45
HP Systems Insight Manager	46
MSL Tape Libraries and 1/8 G2 Tape Autoloader remote management interface	47
HP MSL Tape Libraries and 1/8 G2 Tape Autoloader operator control panel	48
4 High availability / dual domain information	49
5 Device relationships and mapping information	50
6 Zoning information	51
Types of zone groups	51
Key zoning configuration steps	51
7 Installation best practices and procedures	52
Key installation steps	53
Installation notes and best practices	54
Installation steps	56
8 Maintenance and troubleshooting	62
Updating firmware on solution devices	62
Updating firmware on BladeSystem components and devices	62
Updating firmware on HP 6Gb SAS BL Switches	63
Prerequisites	63
Updating HP 6Gb SAS BL Switch firmware in single-domain deployments	63
Updating HP 6Gb SAS BL Switch firmware in dual-domain deployments	65
Updating firmware on shared SAS storage (MSA 2040 SAS or P2000 G3 SAS MSA controller enclosures and its cascaded MSA 2040, P2000, MSA2000, and D2700 drive enclosures)	67
Updating firmware on zoned SAS storage (MDS600, D6000, and D2600/D2700 drive enclosures)	68
Troubleshooting	69
Gathering troubleshooting information	69
Troubleshooting the HP 6Gb SAS BL Switch	69
Troubleshooting MDS600 and D6000 storage enclosures	69
Troubleshooting D2600/D2700 storage enclosures	70
9 Deployment examples	71
Introduction	71
Device SAS port information	73
HP 6Gb SAS BL Switch port information	73
MSA 2040 SAS or P2000 G3 SAS MSA controller enclosure port information	73
MSA 2040 SAS or P2000 drive enclosure port information	74
MDS600 and D6000disk enclosure port information	75
D2600/D2700 disk enclosure port information	76
External SAS device, controller, drive, and cabling support matrices	77
External SAS device, controller, and drive support matrix	77
Cabling method support matrix	77
Illustrated configuration examples	79
P2000 G3 SAS MSA single-controller, single-domain, standard cabling	80
P2000 G3 SAS MSA dual-controller, single-domain optimal cabling	81
P2000 G3 SAS MSA dual-controller, dual-domain, standard cabling	82
P2000 G3 SAS MSA dual-controller, dual-domain, optimal cabling	83
P2000 G3 SAS MSA with cascaded drive enclosures	84
MDS600 and D6000 single domain, standard cabling	85
MDS600 and D6000 single domain, high-performance cabling	86
MDS600 and D6000 single domain, high-performance cabling, max performance	87
MDS600 and D6000 dual domain, standard cabling	89
MDS600 and D6000 dual domain, high-performance cabling	90
MDS600 and D6000 to two c-Class enclosures	91
D2600/D2700 Single domain, standard cabling	92
D2600/D2700 Dual domain, standard cabling	93
P2000 G3 SAS MSA and D2700 to the same c-Class enclosure	94
P2000 G3 SAS MSA and MDS600 or D6000 to the same c-Class enclosure	95
Tape library standard cabling	96
10 Support and other resources	97
Contacting HP	97
HP websites	97
Typographic conventions	98
Rack stability	98
Customer self repair	98
HP Insight Remote Support software	99
11 HP product documentation survey	100
A Device worksheets	101
Solution summary worksheet	101
Server and P711m, P712m, and P721m/P731m controller worksheet	102
HP 6Gb SAS BL Switch worksheet	103
HP MSA 2040 SAS or P2000 G3 SAS MSA controller enclosure worksheet	104
HP MSA 2040 or P2000 drive enclosure worksheets	105
MDS600 and D6000 storage enclosure worksheet	106
HP D2600/D2700 storage enclosure worksheet	107
Tape and Autoloader worksheet	108