Getting Started; Hardware Requirements; Eva6400/8400 0Cxd Expansion - HP 6400/8400 Reference Manual

1 Getting started

The first step is to determine what type of expansion you will perform, which will determine the
applicable quantity of hardware components needed.
Multi-product main rack—If the main rack containing the EVA6400 or EVA8400 currently includes
non-EVA components (such as servers or switches), consider the following maximum configurations
when determining the number of disk enclosures that will reside in the expansion rack:
The EVA6400 supports a maximum of 18 disk enclosures (main and expansion racks combined).
The EVA8400 supports a maximum of 27 disk enclosures (main and expansion racks combined).
NOTE:
Because there is no standard for a multi-product rack, there are several possible configurations,
in terms of the number of disk enclosures included. This document does not cover all possible
configurations; instead it assumes a starting point of a 2C6D main rack and an 0C6D expansion
rack and provides general guidelines, which can be adapted for any configuration.
EVA8400 2C18D main rack—The main rack is full with 2 controllers and 18 disk enclosures and
the expansion rack will contain up to 9 disk enclosures.
NOTE:
If you want to add disk enclosures to an EVA6400/8400 in the main rack, see the HP
StorageWorks 6400/8400 Enterprise Virtual Array installation guide or the HP Storage
EVA6400/8400 M6412A disk enclosure installation instructions for more information. The
installation guide contains cabling diagrams for various configurations, up to 2C18D within one
rack. The disk enclosure installation instructions show how to add disk enclosures to an existing
configuration.

Hardware requirements

The following tables list the components needed to perform the expansion for these configurations.
Table 1 EVA6400/8400 0CxD expansion
Expansion rack
components
AF002A
252663–xxx
AG638B
HP StorageWorks 6400/8400 Enterprise Virtual Array expansion rack reference guide
Quantity per 0CxD
1
2 (minimum HV)
4 (minimum LV)
Maximum of 18 in a rack
Description
EVA 42U HP 10000 G2 series rack
Power distribution unit (country specific)
M6412A FC disk enclosure
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