HP 6Gb SAS Switch for HP BladeSystem c-Class - Manual (Page 3)

Contents
I Basic information and concepts.....................................................................6
1 About this document and 6G solutions......................................................8
About this document.............................................................................................................8
About solutions using the HP 6Gb SAS BL Switch.....................................................................8
2 Zone group concepts and device mappings...............................................9
Zone group concepts............................................................................................................9
Device mappings.................................................................................................................9
II VSM GUI.................................................................................................11
3 Getting started.....................................................................................14
Accessing the VSM GUI.....................................................................................................14
Page description................................................................................................................15
System status information....................................................................................................16
Switch status states........................................................................................................16
Online help.......................................................................................................................17
Performing tasks.................................................................................................................17
Configuring the switch (key steps).........................................................................................17
Configuring P2000 G3 SAS MSA shared SAS storage enclosures (overview).............................19
Configuring MDS600 or D2600/D2700 zoned SAS storage enclosures (overview)....................20
4 Tasks in the VSM Zoning tab..................................................................21
More Information task.........................................................................................................22
Topology Map task............................................................................................................22
Create Zone Group task.....................................................................................................23
Creating switch-port zone groups....................................................................................23
Creating drive-bay zone groups......................................................................................25
Delete Zone Groups task.....................................................................................................26
Delete task........................................................................................................................27
Modify task.......................................................................................................................27
Clear Configuration task.....................................................................................................28
Advanced Settings task.......................................................................................................28
Split Port task....................................................................................................................29
Merge Sub-Ports task..........................................................................................................29
Create Single Port Zone Group task......................................................................................29
Replicate Zoning Configuration task.....................................................................................30
Modify Zone Access task....................................................................................................30
Create and Assign Zone Group task.....................................................................................31
Creating and assigning switch-port zone groups................................................................31
Creating and assigning drive-bay zone groups.................................................................33
5 Tasks in the VSM Maintain tab...............................................................35
Capture Configuration task..................................................................................................36
Input Configuration task......................................................................................................36
Update SAS Switch Firmware task........................................................................................36
Prerequisites.................................................................................................................36
Obtaining new firmware................................................................................................37
Updating HP 6Gb SAS BL Switch firmware in single-domain deployments.............................38
Updating HP 6Gb SAS BL Switch firmware in dual-domain deployments...............................39
Reset Hardware task...........................................................................................................41
Reset Software task............................................................................................................41
Update Storage Enclosure Firmware task...............................................................................41
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