User Manual

HP Virtual SAS Manager overview
HP Virtual SAS Manager (VSM) is embedded in the 3Gb SAS BL Switch firmware and is the software
application used to create hardware-based zone groups to control access to external SAS storage
enclosures and tape devices.
HP Virtual SAS Manager (VSM) offers the following key tasks:
• Enter switch parameters
• Create zone groups
• Assign zone groups to servers
• Reset the switch
• Update firmware
The following image is an example of the VSM Maintain tab.
IMPORTANT:
Storage is configured, formatted, and partitioned using software utilities such as the HP Array
Configuration Utility (ACU), HP Storage Management Utility (SMU), and Microsoft Disk Manager.
Configuration tools differ for each storage enclosure and operating system environment. For more
information, see the QuickSpecs for the storage enclosure.
For information on the VSM, see the HP Virtual SAS Manager user guide, available on the 3Gb SAS
BL Switch page of the HP Manuals website http://www.hp.com/support/manuals.
Supported software tools28