D2600/D2700 Disk Enclosure Port Information - HP 634041-006 Deployment Manual

D2600/D2700 disk enclosure port information

As shown in the following illustration:
SAS port P1: Labelled P1. Use this SAS expansion port for the connection towards the host.
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In zoned SAS environments, use this SAS expansion port to connect to the 6G SAS BL
Switch
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In shared SAS environments, use this SAS expansion port to connect to the MSA 2040
SAS or P2000 G3 SAS MSA or MSA 2040 drive enclosure, P2000 drive enclosure, or
D2600/D2700 disk enclosure.
SAS port P2: Labelled P2.
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In zoned SAS environments, this port is unused. (Cascading additional disk enclosures
is not supported.)
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In shared SAS environments, use this SAS expansion port to connect (cascade) an
additional disk enclosure.
Because two I/O modules are installed in the enclosure, the I/O ports are referred to as follows:
Top I/O module: I/O module A, with the host port referred to as A1 and the expansion port
referred to as A2
Bottom I/O module: I/O module B, with the host port referred to as B1 and the expansion
port referred to as B2.
NOTE: Mini-SAS to mini-SAS cables are required when connecting D2600/D2700 drive
enclosures.
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