HP 6G Virtual SAS Manager User Guide

Configuring MDS600 or D2600/D2700 zoned SAS storage enclosures
(overview)
Configuring zoned SAS storage enclosure includes the following tasks, performed in sequence:
1. Disable Multi-initiator Mode. (“Advanced Settings task” (page 28))
NOTE: If tape autoloaders/libraries or shared SAS storage enclosures are also connected
to the switch and multiple server device bays will need access to the same switch-port zone
groups, Multi-initiator Mode must be Enabled.
2. Optional: Enable Port-splitting Mode if multiple tape autoloaders or libraries are included in
the solution. (“Advanced Settings task” (page 28))
3. Create one or more drive-bay zone groups. (“Create Zone Group task” (page 23))
• Unpopulated drive bays can be included in a zone group.
• Until a server device bay is assigned a zone group, it cannot access the storage.
4. Assign each zone group to the device server bay that needs access to the storage associated
with that zone group. (“Modify Zone Access task” (page 30))
• If the Multi-initiator mode is disabled, only unassigned (available) zone groups are
displayed; if a zone group has already been assigned to a server device bay, it is not
displayed.
• After a zone group has been assigned to a server device bay, its status changes from
“unassigned” to “assigned”.
5. Capture the configuration for safekeeping. “Capture Configuration task” (page 36))
6. Configure disk drives in the storage enclosure into logical storage units (LUNs) using the
management utility supported by the storage enclosure.
Helpful hints
• MDS600 and D2600/D2700 Disk Enclosures are examples of zoned SAS storage enclosures.
• A RAID controller is installed in the server and is used for its RAID configuration capabilities.
The zoned SAS storage enclosure does not includes a RAID array controller.
• Use drive-bay zone groups to configure zoned SAS enclosures, so that the group of drive bays
is presented to the server device bay as if it was directly connected to that server device bay.
• Each server device bay that needs access to the external storage must be assigned a zone
group.
◦ A server device bay can be assigned multiple zone groups.
◦ A drive-bay zone group can be assigned to only one server device bay.
◦ Unpopulated enclosure server device bays can be assigned zone groups.
• The disks in the enclosure are configured into logical storage units (LUNs) using host based
configuration utilities (such as ACU or ACU CLI) running on the server with access to the zone
group containing the drive bays.
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