HP 6Gb SAS Switch for HP BladeSystem c-Class - Manual (Page 20)

HP 6G Virtual SAS Manager overview
HP 6G Virtual SAS Manager (VSM) is embedded in the HP 6Gb SAS BL Switch firmware and is
the software application used to create hardware-based zone groups to control access to external
SAS storage enclosures and tape devices. Servers in the c-Class enclosure are then granted access
to these zone groups, allowing them to access the storage.
Available in both a graphical user interface (GUI) and command line interface (CLI), VSM offers
the following key tasks:
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Configure switch parameters
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Create zone groups
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Assign zone groups to servers
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Reset the switch
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Update firmware
For information on the VSM, see its online help and the HP 6G Virtual SAS Manager User Guide,
available on the HP 6Gb SAS BL Switch page of the HP Support Center website
nl ( http://www.hp.com/go/hpsc .
The following image shows an example page of the VSM.
IMPORTANT: Storage is configured, formatted, and partitioned using software utilities such as
the HP Array Configuration Utility (ACU), HP P2000 G3 MSA System Storage Management Utility
(SMU), and Microsoft Disk Manager. Depending on your operating system environment and type
of storage enclosures (shared SAS or zoned SAS), the configuration tools used may differ. For
more information, see the QuickSpecs for the storage enclosure.
20 Supported software tools