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

Contents
1 Introduction...............................................................................................9
Topics discussed in this guide...................................................................................................10
Devices referred to in this deployment guide...............................................................................10
Documents referred to in this deployment guide..........................................................................10
How to obtain detailed device information.................................................................................11
Information available in device websites...............................................................................11
Information available in the BladeSystem Technical Resources website.......................................12
Helpful HP websites...........................................................................................................12
Getting started.......................................................................................................................13
2 Device information....................................................................................14
HP BladeSystem c-Class Enclosures............................................................................................14
HP BladeSystem c3000 enclosure........................................................................................15
For more information.....................................................................................................15
HP BladeSystem c7000 enclosure........................................................................................16
For more information.....................................................................................................16
HP BladeSystem c-Class server blades.......................................................................................17
ProLiant Server Blades........................................................................................................17
For more information.....................................................................................................17
Important tips...............................................................................................................18
HP Smart Array P700m Controller.............................................................................................19
For more information..........................................................................................................19
Important tips....................................................................................................................20
HP 3Gb SAS BL Switch............................................................................................................22
For more information..........................................................................................................23
Important tips....................................................................................................................23
HP 600 Modular Disk System...................................................................................................25
For more information..........................................................................................................26
Important tips....................................................................................................................26
HP 2000sa G2 Modular Smart Array.......................................................................................28
For more information..........................................................................................................30
Important tips....................................................................................................................30
HP 2000sa Modular Smart Array.............................................................................................32
For more information..........................................................................................................33
Important tips....................................................................................................................33
HP MSL2024, MSL4048, and MSL8096 Tape Libraries and 1/8 G2 Tape Autoloader....................35
For more information..........................................................................................................35
Important tips....................................................................................................................35
Rack and Power.....................................................................................................................37
For more information..........................................................................................................37
3 Software information.................................................................................38
HP Onboard Administrator......................................................................................................39
HP Virtual SAS Manager.........................................................................................................42
MSA2000-family Storage Management Utility............................................................................43
MSA2000-family Command Line Interface.................................................................................44
HP Array Configuration Utility..................................................................................................45
HP Systems Insight Manager....................................................................................................46
MSL Tape Libraries and 1/8 G2 Tape Autoloader remote management interface............................47
MSL Tape Libraries and 1/8 G2 Tape Autoloader operator control panel......................................48
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