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

7 Installation best practices and procedures
This section provides an overview of the best practices and steps required to install a BladeSystem
enclosure with external SAS storage; details are not included in the scope of this document. For
details, see the setup and installation instructions provided with each device. User documents for
devices in this solution are available on the HP Manuals website http://www.hp.com/support/
manuals and on the device websites:
• BladeSystem Technical Resources website: http://www.hp.com/go/bladesystem/
documentation (under the Installing tab)
• P2000 G3 SAS MSA website: http://www.hp.com/go/P2000 (under HP Support & Drivers
> Manuals)
• D2600/D2700 website: http://www.hp.com/go/D2000 (under Support for your device >
Manuals)
• MSA 2040 SAS website: http://www.hp.com/go/msa2040 (under Data Sheets / Documents)
• MDS600 website: http://www.hp.com/go/mds600 (under HP Support & Drivers > Manuals)
• D6000 website: http://www.hp.com/go/d6000
• Tape Storage & Media website: http://www.hp.com/go/tape (under Business Class Libraries
or Tape Autoloaders)
NOTE: While installing this solution, record device and system information in “Device worksheets”
(page 101). This information is used in later installation or configuration steps, and will be helpful
for troubleshooting and support purposes.
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