Important Tips - HP 2000sa Deployment Manual

For more detailed information about the controller, see the following documents, available on HP
websites:
HP Smart Array P700m Controller for HP ProLiant Servers User Guide—Includes detailed
hardware description and user information

Important tips

In zoned solutions such as those using the MDS600 storage enclosure, the 512 MB model
HP P700m Controller is required. In addition, for RAID 6 support, the battery option kit is
required.
If needed, upgrade to the latest firmware version before use.
HP Smart Array Server Software is supported for use with the P700m and its servers, but it is
important to note that the MSA2000 family does not use the Smart Array storage device
management software tools of ACU, ADU, and Storage Event Notification Service. The
MSA2000 family of storage enclosures use MSA2000-specific storage management software.
For more information about the MSA, see
(page 31).
In BladeSystem solutions using the 3Gb SAS BL Switch, only one P700m is supported per
server blade node. And, the mezzanine slot in which you install the P700m and the
BladeSystem server device bay in which you install the server blade determine the BladeSystem
interconnect bay in which you must install the SAS switches. For details about the relationship
between the server type, mezzanine slot, server device bay, and interconnect bay, see the
following tables.
Device mappings for the c3000 BladeSystem enclosure:
BladeSystem
nl
c-Class
nl
enclosure model
c3000
20 Device information
Server type Mezzanine
nl
slot
Half height 2
Full height 2
3
Half height "A-side"
nl
Double dense
"B-side"
nl
(BL2x220c)
Full height 2
nl
Double wide
3
nl
(BL680c G7)
4
7
"HP StorageWorks 2000sa Modular Smart Array"
BladeSystem
nl
c-Class
nl
server device bay
Any
Any
1A – 8A
1B – 8B
Any
BladeSystem
nl
c-Class
nl
interconnect bay
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