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

NOTE: The P731 is not currently support with MSA 2040 SAS.
• In zoned solutions such as those using MDS600, D6000, or D2600/D2700 storage enclosures,
the P711m with 1Gb cache the P721m/P731m with 2GB cache SAS controller is required.
P711m with 1Gb cacheGen6 or Gen7 servers:
P721m/P731m with 2GB cache SAS controller
NOTE: The HP P731m does not support the MDS600.
Gen8 servers:
• Hard drive and cabling method restrictions might exist, depending on the disk enclosure being
accessed by the controller. For more information, see “External SAS device, controller, and
drive support matrix” (page 77).
NOTE: The HP P731m does not officially support the MSD600.
• In 6Gb BladeSystem solutions, one or more controllers may be installed on each HP ProLiant
server blade.
• The server expansion slot in which you install the controller determines the BladeSystem
interconnect bay in which you must install the SAS switches. For details about the relationship
between the server type, expansion slot, server device bay, and interconnect bay, see “Device
relationships and mapping information” (page 50).
• P721m/P731m controllers cannot be installed in server expansion slot 1. For proper device
mapping when using P721m/P731m controllers, the 6Gb SAS BL Switch must be installed in
c3000 interconnect bay 3 or 4, or in c7000 interconnect bays 5, 6, 7, or 8. For more
information about mappings, see “Device relationships and mapping information” (page 50).
• HP Smart Array Server Software is supported for use with the controllers and its servers, but
it is important to note that the P2000 G3 SAS MSA and MSA 2040 SAS do not use the Smart
Array storage device management software tools of HP SSA, ACU, ADU, and Storage Event
Notification Service. MSA Systems use MSA-specific storage management software. For more
information about the MSA, see “HP P2000 G3 SAS MSA and MSA 2040 SAS Systems”
(page 23).
• Upgrade to the latest firmware version before use.
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