Important Tips - HP 634041-006 Deployment Manual

BladeSystem Technical Resources website:
Be sure to read the following documents, shipped with the storage and BladeSystem enclosure:
HP P2000 G3 MSA Systems Installation Instructions
HP BladeSystem c-Class Solution Overview Setup Poster—Overview of the complete installation
process of an HP BladeSystem c-Class solution.
HP MSA System Racking Instructions
HP MSA 2040 Quick Start Instructions
HP MSA 2040 Cable Configuration Guide
HP MSA 2040 User Guide
HP MSA 2040 SMU Reference Guide
HP MSA 2040 CLI Reference Guide
HP MSA 2040 Event Descriptions Reference Guide
HP MSA Controller Module Installation Instructions
HP MSA 2040 I/O Module Installation Instructions
For more detailed information about the switch, see the following documents, available on HP
websites:
HP P2000 G3 MSA System Cable Configuration Guide
HP P2000 G3 MSA System SAS User Guide
HP P2000 G3 MSA System SMU Reference Guide—Detailed information about and instructions
how to configure arrays and LUNs on P2000 G3 MSA controller enclosures and any cascaded
drive enclosures.
HP P2000 G3 MSA System CLI Reference Guide—Detailed information about and instructions
how to configure arrays and LUNs on P2000 G3 MSA controller enclosures and any drive
enclosures.
HP P2000 G3 MSA System Event Descriptions Reference Guide
HP MSA System MPIO DSM Installation Guide

Important tips

For dual-domain configurations, two controllers must be installed in each P2000 G3 SAS MSA
controller enclosure, and two I/O modules must be installed in each drive enclosure.
When cabling the MSA 2040 SAS or P2000 G3 SAS MSA controller enclosure, MSA 2040
SAS or P2000 drive enclosures, and HP 6Gb SAS BL Switches, be sure to follow HP
recommended best practices to provide a high availability, fault tolerant solution. For more
information about cabling the devices, see the user documents for the devices. Suggested
references include the HP MSA 2040 Cable Configuration Guide, HP MSA 2040 User Guide,
HP P2000 G3 MSA System Cable Configuration Guide, HP P2000 G3 MSA System SAS
User Guide, and HP 6Gb SAS BL Switch User Guide. For sample cabling illustrations see
"Deployment examples" (page
Maximum supported SAS cable length from the 6Gb SAS BL Switch to the MSA 2040 SAS
or P2000 G3 SAS MSA is 4m.
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