Part i basic information and concepts, I basic information and concepts – HP 6Gb SAS Switch for HP BladeSystem c-Class User Manual

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Part I Basic information and concepts

HP Virtual SAS Manager (VSM) is the software application used to configure HP SAS BL Switches, including
tasks such as creating and managing hardware-based zone groups. These zone groups allocate resources
for device load balancing purposes and for selectively allowing access to data. For planning purposes,
zone groups and assignments can be pre-configured, even if server bays or drive bays are not yet populated.

Embedded in the SAS BL Switch firmware, VSM can be deployed in two operating modes: a graphical user
interface (GUI) and a command line interface (CLI).

Graphical User Interface (GUI)—For information on the VSM GUI, see

“VSM GUI” (page 11)

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Command Line Interface (CLI)—For information on the VSM CLI, see

“VSM CLI” (page 51)

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