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Configuring the switch – HP 3Gb SAS Switch for HP BladeSystem c-Class User Manual

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Configuring the switch

Key configuration tasks include:

1.

Enabling or disabling Multi-initiator mode.

2.

Creating zone groups:
• Switch-port zone groups: For shared SAS storage enclosures and tape libraries.
• Drive-bay zone groups: For zoned SAS storage enclosures.

3.

Assigning zone groups to servers.

4.

Capturing the configuration for safekeeping. HP strongly recommends this step, especially in
single-domain configurations. (Available only in the VSM CLI.)

NOTE:

For firmware versions earlier than 2.0.0.0, no configuration tasks are available.

The switch is configured using the Virtual SAS Manager (VSM) application. For more information on
zoning and configuration tasks, see the HP Virtual SAS Manager user guide, available on the 3Gb
SAS BL Switch page of the HP Manuals website

http://www.hp.com/support/manuals

.

As shown in the following table, configuration (zoning) procedures are the same for shared SAS
storage enclosures and tape devices, but differ for zoned SAS storage enclosures:

Zoning type

Quantity in

nl

dual-domain

nl

environments

Quantity in

nl

single-domain

nl

environments

Component

16/32

16/32

Servers

2/4

1/2

3Gb SAS BL Switches

1

1

P700m SAS mezzanine cards per server

Switch port

2

1

MSA2000sa controllers

nl

(Shared SAS storage enclosures)

Drive bay

2 per drawer, 4 per

nl

enclosure

1 per drawer, 2 per

nl

enclosure

MDS600 I/O modules

nl

(Zoned SAS storage enclosures)

Switch port

2 drives per switch

2 drives per switch

1/8 G2 Tape Autoloaders and MSL SAS
Tape Libraries (Tape devices)

included

Dual-port SAS disk drives

included

Single-port SATA disk drives

For additional installation and cabling information, see the HP direct-connect external SAS storage
for HP BladeSystem solutions deployment guide
, available on the 3Gb SAS BL Switch page of the HP
manuals website

http://www.hp.com/support/manuals

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