Gb Switches And Sfp Transceivers; Msa70 Considerations - HP P2000 G3 MSA Technical White Paper

Technical white paper | HP P2000 G3 MSA
Table 3 shows a list of supported enclosures and the SAS rate of the enclosures.
Table 3. SAS rates of supported enclosures for the P2000 G3 MSA
HP Storage MSA System Model No.
P2000 G3 iSCSI MSA SFF (controller enclosure)
P2000 G3 iSCSI MSA LFF (controller enclosure)
P2000 G3 MSA 10GbE iSCSI SFF (controller enclosure)
P2000 G3 MSA 10GbE iSCSI LFF (controller enclosure)
P2000 G3 MSA SAS SFF (controller enclosure)
P2000 G3 MSA SAS LFF (controller enclosure)
P2000 G3 MSA FC/iSCSI SFF (controller enclosure)
P2000 G3 MSA FC/iSCSI LFF (controller enclosure)
P2000 G3 MSA FC SFF (controller enclosure)
P2000 G3 MSA FC LFF (controller enclosure)
P2000 G3 6 Gb 3.5" 12-drive enclosure
D2700 6 Gb drive enclosure
MSA2000 3.5" 12-drive enclosure
MSA70 drive enclosure
For the P2000 G3 MSA cabling, consult the document titled "HP P2000 G3 MSA System Cable Configuration Guide" found at
bizsupport2.austin.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c02254377/c02254377.pdf

8 Gb Switches and SFP transceivers

The 8 Gb switches that HP offers use differing models of Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP) transceivers. The correct SFPs
must be loaded into the correct supported 8 Gb switches when connecting to the P2000 G3 FC MSA. If the wrong SFPs are
used in an unsupported 8 Gb switch, the storage on the P2000 G3 FC MSA will not be visible.
Here is a list of 2 SFPs and 1 supported switch for each:
SFP part number AJ71 8A will work with the HP 8/20q Fibre Channel Switch (HP P\N: AM868A Revision: 0A) (20 ports)
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SFP part number AJ71 6A will work with the Brocade 8 Gb SAN Switch (HP P/N: AK242-63001 Revision: 0C) (24 ports)
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Consult the QuickSpecs for other supported switches
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MSA70 considerations

Dual-domains
When using the MSA70 with dual-domains, dual I/O modules, make sure the following procedure is followed.
MSA70 systems with firmware earlier than 1.50
If your MSA70 has installed firmware earlier than version 1.50, you must replace the chassis backplane before installing a
second I/O module in the chassis. To determine your installed firmware version, use a server-based tool such as HP
Systems Insight Manager or your Management Agents.
If installed firmware is earlier than 1.50, do the following:
Contact HP Support and order a replacement backplane:
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MSA70:
24
430149-001
Disk Form Disk Quantity
2.5" 24-drive
3.5" 12-drive
2.5" 24-drive
3.5" 12-drive
2.5" 24-drive
3.5" 12-drive
2.5" 24-drive
3.5" 12-drive
2.5" 24-drive
3.5" 12-drive
3.5" 12-drive
2.5" 25-drive
3.5" 12-drive
2.5" 25-drive
SAS Rate
6 Gb
6 Gb
6 Gb
6 Gb
6 Gb
6 Gb
6 Gb
6 Gb
6 Gb
6 Gb
6 Gb
6 Gb
3 Gb
3 Gb