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

P2000 G3 SAS MSA and D2700 to the same c-Class enclosure
This example illustrates cabling from one BladeSystem c-Class enclosure to both an P2000 G3
SAS MSA controller enclosure and an D2700 disk enclosure. In this type of configuration, note
the following:
NOTE: Restrictions exist, depending on the controller, storage enclosure, and drive model. For
more information, see “External SAS device, controller, drive, and cabling support matrices”
(page 77)
Devices and quantities
P2000 G3 SAS MSA controller enclosures: 1
P2000 drive enclosures: 4
D2700 disk enclosures: 1
c7000 enclosures: 1
SAS BL Switches: 2
Server blade types: half-height and full-height
Connection details
• Switch in interconnect bay 5:
◦ Port 1: to MSA SAS port A1
◦ Port 2: to MSA SAS port B1
◦ Port 3: to D2600/D2700 primary I/O
module, SAS port A1
• Switch in interconnect bay 6:
◦ Port 1: to MSA SAS port A2
◦ Port 2: to MSA SAS port B2
◦ Port 3: to D2600/D2700 secondary I/O
module SAS port B1
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