HP BladeSystem Deployment Guide for Solutions with 6Gb SAS BL Switches and External SAS Storage Enclosures

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Revision History
April 2011Revision 1
Initial release. Describe solution devices, provide installation instructions, and illustrate a variety of deployments connecting to external shared SAS
storage enclosures. (HP P2000 G3 SAS MSA)
September 2011Revision 2
Added content and examples showing support for external zoned SAS storage enclosures. (HP MDS600 and HP D2600/D2700)
September 2012Revision 3
Added content about the HP P721m Smart Array Controller and HP D6000 Disk Enclosure.
February 2013Revision 4
Updated content about c7000 G2 enclosures, Gen8 support for MDS600 Disk Enclosures, and added some support matrix tables.
September 2013Revision 5
Added content about the HP P731m Smart Array Controller.
October 2013Revision 6
Added content about the HP MSA 2040 SAS Controller Enclosures and HP MSA 2040 Drive Enclosures.