HP Direct-Connect External SAS Storage for HP BladeSystem Solutions Depoyment Guide

For more detailed information about the controller, see the following documents, available on HP

websites:

• HP Smart Array P700m Controller for HP ProLiant Servers User Guide—Includes detailed

hardware description and user information

Important tips

• In zoned solutions such as those using the MDS600 storage enclosure, the 512 MB model

HP P700m Controller is required. In addition, for RAID 6 support, the battery option kit is

required.

• In BladeSystem solutions using the 3Gb SAS BL Switch, one or more P700m is supported per

server blade node.

• The mezzanine slot in which you install the P700m and the BladeSystem server device bay

in which you install the server blade determine the BladeSystem interconnect bay in which

you must install the SAS switches. For details about the relationship between the server type,

mezzanine slot, server device bay, and interconnect bay, see the following tables.

• HP Smart Array Server Software is supported for use with the P700m and its servers, but it is

important to note that the MSA2000 family does not use the Smart Array storage device

management software tools of ACU, ADU, and Storage Event Notification Service. The

MSA2000 family of storage enclosures use MSA2000-specific storage management software.

For more information about the MSA, see “HP 2000sa Modular Smart Array” (page 32).

• If needed, upgrade to the latest firmware version before use.

Device mappings for the c3000 BladeSystem enclosure:

BladeSystem

c-Class

interconnect bay

BladeSystem

c-Class

server device bay

Mezzanine

slot

Server typeBladeSystem

c-Class

enclosure model

3/4Any2Half heightc3000

Any2Full height

1A – 8A“A-side”Half height

Double dense

1B – 8B“B-side”

(BL2x220c)

Any2Full height

Double wide

(BL680c G7)

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