HP 6Gb SAS Switch for HP BladeSystem c-Class - Manual (Page 8)

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About this document
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This document assumes that all associated devices are physically installed and all required
software components are installed on the servers. For hardware compatibility information,
supported operating system versions, and supported Internet browser versions, see the SAS
switch QuickSpecs. Review the QuickSpecs and verify that supported versions are installed
on the devices.
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Examples in this document use dual HP 6Gb BL Switches installed in an HP BladeSystem
c7000 enclosure.
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For information about installing and cabling the switch, see the following user documents,
available on the 6Gb SAS BL Switch page of the HP Manuals website
http://www.hp.com/
support/manuals :
◦ HP 6Gb SAS BL Installation Instructions
◦ HP 6Gb SAS BL User Guide
◦ HP BladeSystem Deployment Guide for Solutions with 6Gb SAS BL Switches and External
SAS Storage Enclosures
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Information is located as follows in this guide:
Example procedures: “Configuring P2000 G3 SAS MSA shared SAS storage enclosures
(overview)” (page 19) .
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◦ Example procedures: “Configuring MDS600 or D2600/D2700 zoned SAS storage
enclosures (overview)” (page 20) .
◦ Field details: “Tasks in the VSM Zoning tab” (page 21)
◦ Field details: “Tasks in the VSM Maintain tab” (page 35)
About solutions using the HP 6Gb SAS BL Switch
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In dual-domain environments with two switches installed in the same interconnect bay row of
the HP BladeSystem c-Class enclosure, both switches can process I/O, but the VSM utility can
be active on only one of the switches. Switch status (Active or Passive) is shown in the VSM
navigation tree. If you log in to the switch with the passive VSM and want to make any zoning
configuration changes, you must exit VSM for that switch and log back in to the switch with
the active VSM.
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Zoning is created and managed through the VSM, but the storage is configured, formatted,
and partitioned using software utilities such as the HP Array Configuration Utility (ACU), HP
Storage Management Utility (SMU), and Microsoft Disk Manager.
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