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Prerequisites
Prerequisites for using this product include:
• Physically installing the BladeSystem c-Class enclosure and any servers, SAS controllers, SAS
switch blades, and storage blades.
• Physically installing the external SAS storage enclosures.
• Connecting all cables using a supported cabling scheme.
For information about these tasks, see the BladeSystem and device user documents. See also the
HP BladeSystem Deployment Guide for Solutions with 6Gb SAS BL Switches and External SAS
Storage Enclosures.
You can find this and other documents on the Manuals page of the HP Business Support Center
website: http://www.hp.com/support/manuals. In the BladeSystem section, click BladeSystem
Enclosures, BladeSystem Interconnects, BladeSystem Server Blades, or BladeSystem Adapters and
Mezzanines and then select your product.
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