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Index Symbols 6Gb SAS BL Switch information about, 17 installation best practices, 41 port information, 54 worksheets, 68 A ACU reference documents, 8 B best practices installation, 39 installing 6Gb SAS BL Switch , 41 installing BladeSystem enclosures, 41 installing P2000 G3 SAS MSA enclosures, 41 installing P700m cards, 41 BladeSystem installation best practices, 41 reference documents, 7 website tasks, 8 BladeSystem c3000 information about, 11 BladeSystem c7000 information about, 12 BladeSystem enclosures information about, 10 C cabling shared storage dual controller, 58, 59, 60 single controller, 57 with cascaded drive enclosures, 61 tape devices, 62 Command Line Interface (CLI) configuring the storage, 32 overview, 32 configuring storage, 38 configuring the storage Command Line Interface (CLI), 32 Storage Management Utility (SMU), 31 contacting HP, 63 conventions document, 64 text symbols, 64 customer self repair, 64 D D2700 reference documents, 8 worksheets, 71 D2700 drive enclosure port information, 55 device information 6Gb SAS BL Switch, 17 BladeSystem c3000, 11 BladeSystem c7000, 12 BladeSystem enclosures, 10 P2000 G3, 19 P711m/P712m, 15 server blades, 13 tape devices, 23 document conventions, 64 documentation HP website, 7 providing feedback, 65 G getting started deploying the solution, 9 H help obtaining, 63 high availability information overvew, 36 HP technical support, 63 I Insight Remote Support, 65 installation 6Gb SAS BL Switch best practices, 41 BladeSystem best practices, 41 key steps of, 40 overview, 39 P2000 G3 SAS MSA best practices, 41 P700m best practices, 41 steps of, 42 M management tools Command Line Interface (CLI), 32 Onboard Administrator (OA), 27 Storage Management Utility (SMU), 31 supported, 26 Systems Insight Manager (SIM), 33 tape tools, 34 Virtual SAS Manager (VSM), 30 O Onboard Administrator (OA) overview, 27 optimal cabling shared storage, 60 73

Section	Page
HP BladeSystem 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	6
Devices referred to in this guide	7
Documents referred to in this guide	7
How to obtain detailed information	8
Information available in device websites	8
Information available tasks in the BladeSystem Technical Resources website	8
Helpful HP websites	9
Getting started	9
2 Device information	10
HP BladeSystem c-Class Enclosures	10
HP BladeSystem c3000 enclosure	11
For more information	11
HP BladeSystem c7000 enclosure	12
For more information	12
Important tips	12
HP BladeSystem c-Class Server Blades	13
ProLiant Server Blades	13
For more information	13
Important tips	14
HP Smart Array P711m/P712m SAS Controller	15
For more information	15
Important tips	16
HP 6Gb SAS BL Switch	17
For more information	17
Important tips	18
HP P2000 G3 SAS MSA Array	19
For more information	20
Important tips	21
HP MSL2024, MSL4048, and MSL8096 Tape Libraries and 1/8 G2 Tape Autoloader	23
For more information	23
Important tips	23
Rack and power	25
For more information	25
3 Software information	26
HP Onboard Administrator	27
HP 6G Virtual SAS Manager	30
P2000 G3 SAS MSA Array System Storage Management Utility	31
P2000 G3 MSA Array System Command Line Interface	32
HP Systems Insight Manager	33
MSL Tape Libraries and 1/8 G2 Tape Autoloader remote management interface	34
HP MSL Tape Libraries and 1/8 G2 Tape Autoloader operator control panel	35
4 High availability / dual domain information	36
5 Device relationships and mapping information	37
6 Zoning information	38
Types of zone groups	38
Key zoning configuration steps	38
7 Installation best practices and procedures	39
Key installation steps	40
Installation notes and best practices	41
Installation steps	42
8 Maintenance and troubleshooting	46
Updating firmware on solution devices	46
Updating firmware on BladeSystem components and devices	46
Updating firmware on HP 6Gb SAS BL Switches	47
Updating HP 6Gb SAS BL Switch firmware in single-domain deployments	47
Updating HP 6Gb SAS BL Switch firmware in dual-domain deployments	49
Updating firmware on P2000 G3 SAS MSA controller and drive enclosures	50
Troubleshooting	51
Gathering troubleshooting information	51
Troubleshooting the HP 6Gb SAS BL Switch	51
9 Deployment examples	52
Introduction	52
Device SAS port information	54
HP 6Gb SAS BL Switch port information	54
P2000 G3 SAS MSA Array controller enclosure port information	54
P2000 drive enclosure port information	55
D2700 disk enclosure port information	55
Illustrated configuration examples	56
Shared storage—P2000 G3 SAS MSA single-controller, single-domain, standard cabling	57
Shared storage—P2000 G3 SAS MSA dual-controller, single-domain optimal cabling	58
Shared storage—P2000 G3 SAS MSA dual-controller, dual-domain, standard cabling	59
Shared storage—P2000 G3 SAS MSA dual-controller, dual-domain, optimal cabling	60
Shared storage—P2000 G3 SAS MSA with cascaded drive enclosures	61
Tape library—basic cabling	62
10 Support and other resources	63
Contacting HP	63
HP websites	63
Typographic conventions	64
Rack stability	64
Customer self repair	64
HP Insight Remote Support software	65
HP product documentation survey	65
A Device worksheets	66
Solution summary worksheet	66
Server and P711m/P712m controller worksheet	67
HP 3Gb SAS BL Switch worksheet	68
HP P2000 G3 SAS MSA Array controller enclosure worksheet	69
HP P2000 drive enclosure worksheets	70
HP D2700 storage enclosure worksheet	71
Tape and Autoloader worksheet	72

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Index

Symbols

6Gb SAS BL Switch

information about,

installation best practices,

port information,

worksheets,

ACU

reference documents,

best practices

installation,

installing 6Gb SAS BL Switch ,

installing BladeSystem enclosures,

installing P2000 G3 SAS MSA enclosures,

installing P700m cards,

BladeSystem

installation best practices,

reference documents,

website tasks,

BladeSystem c3000

information about,

BladeSystem c7000

information about,

BladeSystem enclosures

information about,

cabling

shared storage

dual controller,

single controller,

with cascaded drive enclosures,

tape devices,

Command Line Interface (CLI)

configuring the storage,

overview,

configuring

storage,

configuring the storage

Command Line Interface (CLI),

Storage Management Utility (SMU),

contacting HP,

conventions

document,

text symbols,

customer self repair,

D2700

reference documents,

worksheets,

D2700 drive enclosure

port information,

device information

6Gb SAS BL Switch,

BladeSystem c3000,

BladeSystem c7000,

BladeSystem enclosures,

P2000 G3,

P711m/P712m,

server blades,

tape devices,

document

conventions,

documentation

HP website,

providing feedback,

getting started

deploying the solution,

help

obtaining,

high availability information

overvew,

technical support,

Insight Remote Support,

installation

6Gb SAS BL Switch best practices,

BladeSystem best practices,

key steps of,

overview,

P2000 G3 SAS MSA best practices,

P700m best practices,

steps of,

management tools

Command Line Interface (CLI),

Onboard Administrator (OA),

Storage Management Utility (SMU),

supported,

Systems Insight Manager (SIM),

tape tools,

Virtual SAS Manager (VSM),

Onboard Administrator (OA)

overview,

optimal cabling

shared storage,