HP 3Gb SAS Switch for HP BladeSystem c-Class - Manual (Page 22)

Zoned storage—single domain, standard cabling
This example illustrates standard cabling for a single-domain configuration using single-port SATA
disk drives. In this configuration, note the following:
• One cable from each MDS600 I/O module to the switch offers single-domain connectivity.
Devices and quantities
MDS600 storage enclosures: 1
MDS600 I/O modules: 2
BladeSystem c7000 enclosures: 1
3Gb SAS BL switches: 1
Server blade types: half-height and full-height
Connection details
• Switch in interconnect bay 5:
• Port 1: to MDS600 drawer 2, primary
I/O module, port 1
• Port 5: to MDS600 drawer 1, primary
I/O module, port 1
Notes
• If sufficient ports on the switch are avail-
able, HP recommends connecting an ad-
ditional cable from the switch to each
I/O module, for additional performance.
For an example, see
Zoned stor-
age—dual domain, wide-port
cabling
, page 24.
• As shown in this illustration, server bays
1–8 may access MDS600 drawer 2 and
server bays 9–16 may access MDS600
drawer 1.
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