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

4 High availability / dual domain information.............................................49
5 Zoning information...............................................................................50
Types of zone groups.........................................................................................................50
Key zoning configuration steps............................................................................................50
Zoning requirements and device mappings............................................................................51
II Installation, maintenance, and troubleshooting..............................................55
6 Installation notes and best practices........................................................57
BladeSystem c-Class enclosure installation notes and best practices...........................................57
Server blade installation notes and best practices...................................................................57
HP P700m Controller installation notes and best practices.......................................................57
HP 3Gb SAS BL Switch installation notes and best practices....................................................58
MDS600 storage enclosure installation notes and best practices..............................................58
MSA2000sa family storage enclosure installation notes and best practices................................59
7 Installation steps...................................................................................60
Key installation steps..........................................................................................................61
Installation steps................................................................................................................62
8 Device worksheets................................................................................67
Solution summary worksheet................................................................................................68
Server and P700m controller worksheet................................................................................69
SAS BL Switch worksheet.....................................................................................................70
MDS600 storage enclosure worksheet..................................................................................71
MSA2000sa controller enclosure worksheet..........................................................................72
MSA2000 drive enclosure worksheets..................................................................................73
MSA70 drive enclosure worksheets......................................................................................74
Tape and Autoloader worksheet..........................................................................................75
9 Maintenance and troubleshooting...........................................................76
Updating firmware on solution devices..................................................................................76
Updating firmware on BladeSystem components and devices..............................................76
Updating firmware on HP 3Gb SAS BL Switches................................................................77
Updating firmware on MDS600 disk enclosures................................................................78
Updating firmware on MSA2000sa controller and drive enclosures.....................................79
Troubleshooting.................................................................................................................79
Gathering troubleshooting information.............................................................................79
Troubleshooting the HP 3Gb SAS BL Switch......................................................................80
Troubleshooting the MDS600 storage enclosure................................................................80
III Deployment examples...............................................................................81
10 Introduction........................................................................................83
11 Device SAS port information.................................................................85
HP 3Gb SAS BL Switch port information................................................................................85
MDS600 disk enclosure port information..............................................................................86
MSA2000sa G2 controller enclosure port information............................................................87
MSA2000sa controller enclosure port information..................................................................88
MSA2000 drive enclosure port information...........................................................................89
MSA70 drive enclosure port information...............................................................................90
12 External SAS device, controller, drive, and cabling support matrices...........91
External SAS device, controller, and drive support matrix.........................................................91
Cabling method support matrix............................................................................................91
13 Deployment examples..........................................................................92
MDS600 single domain, standard cabling............................................................................93
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