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

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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
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