Step 3. Connect Cables - HP P2000 Installation Instructions Manual

Step 3. Connect cables

Simple, common cable configurations are included in this
document. For additional supported cable/controller
configurations, see the HP P2000 G3 MSA System Cable
Configuration Guide which can be downloaded at
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http://www.hp.com/support/manuals.
As appropriate to your environment:
Connect drive enclosures to the P2000 G3 MSA
System
Connect the P2000 G3 MSA System to data hosts
Connect the P2000 G3 MSA System to a remote
management host
Connect two P2000 G3 MSA Systems to replicate
volumes
Connect drive enclosures to the P2000 G3 MSA
System
P2000 G3 MSA Systems support four models of drive
enclosures:
HP drive enclosure Description
HP P2000 6Gb 3.5" 12–drive enclosure
HP D2700 6Gb 25–drive enclosure
HP MSA2000 3Gb 3.5" 12–drive enclosure
HP MSA70 3Gb 25–drive enclosure
Enclosure connection guidelines
IMPORTANT: Mixing 3Gb and 6Gb devices may
result in data throughput at the lower 3Gb/s rate.
For more information, see the HP P2000 G3 MSA
System Cable Configuration Guide.
Use only supported SAS 4x cables.
Mini-SAS to mini-SAS 0.5 m cables are provided with
the P2000, D2700, and MSA70 drive enclosures
(one per I/O module).
SAS to SAS 0.6 m cables are provided with the
MSA2000 drive enclosure (one per I/O module).
Longer cables than those supplied with the enclosure
must be purchased separately. See the MSA Quick
Specs for details.
The maximum length cable allowed in any
configuration is 2 m.
A maximum of eight (8) enclosures (including the
array enclosure) OR one hundred forty-nine (149)
drives are allowed in the array configuration.
SAS expansion cable requirements
The following table provides SAS expansion cable
requirements for P2000 G3 MSA controllers and drive
enclosures connection combinations.
Component 1 Component 2 Type of cable needed
P2000 G3 MSA P2000 I/O module Mini-SAS to Mini-SAS
Controller
P2000 G3 MSA D2700 I/O module Mini-SAS to Mini-SAS
Controller
P2000 G3 MSA MSA2000 I/O SAS to Mini-SAS
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Controller
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P2000 G3 MSA MSA70 I/O module Mini-SAS to Mini-SAS
Controller
P2000 I/O module P2000 I/O module Mini-SAS to Mini-SAS
P2000 I/O module D2700 I/O module Mini-SAS to Mini-SAS
D2700 I/O module D2700 I/O module Mini-SAS to Mini-SAS
MSA2000 I/O D2700 I/O module SAS to Mini-SAS
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MSA2000 I/O P2000 I/O module SAS to Mini-SAS
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MSA2000 I/O MSA2000 I/O SAS to SAS
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module module
MSA70 I/O module P2000 I/O module Mini-SAS to Mini-SAS
MSA70 I/O module D2700 I/O module Mini-SAS to Mini-SAS
MSA70 I/O module MSA70 I/O module Mini-SAS to Mini-SAS
MSA70 I/O module MSA2000 I/O SAS to Mini-SAS
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module
Consider the following about images in this section:
These figures illustrate connecting one drive enclosure
to an array enclosure. For information on connecting
multiple drive enclosures, see the HP P2000 G3 MSA
System Cable Configuration Guide.
These figures illustrate connecting a drive enclosure
to a Fibre Channel P2000 G3 MSA array enclosure.
Cabling requirements for connecting drive enclosures
to array enclosures are identical, regardless of MSA
controller model.
P2000 drive enclosure connections
Connecting a P2000 G3 dual-controller array enclosure
to a P2000 drive enclosure with dual I/O modules
requires two (2) mini-SAS to mini-SAS cables.
D2700 drive enclosure connections
Connecting a P2000 G3 dual-controller array enclosure
to a D2700 drive enclosure requires two (2) mini-SAS to
mini-SAS cables.
MSA2000 drive enclosure connections
Connecting a P2000 G3 dual-controller array enclosure
to an MSA2000 drive enclosure with dual I/O modules
requires two (2) mini-SAS to SAS cables.
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MSA70 drive enclosure connections
IMPORTANT: Firmware 2.18 or later is required.
Connecting a P2000 G3 dual-controller array enclosure
to an MSA70 drive enclosure with dual I/O modules
requires two (2) mini-SAS to mini-SAS cables.
Connect the P2000 G3 MSA System to data hosts
The following environments are supported:
Direct-connect configurations
Switch-connect configurations
The following table provides host port information for
different P2000 G3 MSA controller models:
Controller Direct Switch Number of
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model connect connect host ports
P2000 G3 FC Single-controller: 2 FC
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MSA Controller
Dual-controller: 4 FC
P2000 G3 Single-controller: 2 FC; 2 iSCSI
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Dual-controller: 4 FC; 4 iSCSI
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P2000 G3 SAS — Single-controller: 4 SAS
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MSA Controller
Dual-controller: 8 SAS
P2000 G3 Single-controller: 2 SFP+
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Dual-controller: 4 SFP+
MSA Controller
P2000 G3 Single-controller: 4 iSCSI
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Dual-controller: 8 iSCSI
Controller