Shared Storage-P2000 G3 Sas Msa With Cascaded Drive Enclosures - HP P2000 Deployment Manual

Shared storage—P2000 G3 SAS MSA with cascaded drive enclosures
This example expands on the cabling paths illustrated in
dual-controller, dual-domain, optimal cabling" (page 60)
dual-controller P2000 G3 SAS MSA Array controller enclosure to cascaded, dual I/O module
P2000 drive enclosures.
"Shared storage—P2000 G3 SAS MSA
and shows connection paths from a
Devices and quantities
P2000 G3 SAS MSA controller enclosures: 1
P2000 drive enclosures: 4
BladeSystem c7000 enclosures: 1
SAS BL Switches: 2
Server blade types: half-height and full-height
Connection details
Switch in interconnect bay 5:
◦ Port 1: to MSA SAS port A1
◦ Port 2: to MSA SAS port B1
Switch in interconnect bay 6:
◦ Port 1: to MSA SAS port B2
◦ Port 2: to MSA SAS port A2
Notes
This illustration demonstrates connecting the
Large Form Factor P2000 drive enclosures.
Up to seven P2000 drive enclosures can
cascade behind a P2000 G3 SAS MSA
controller enclosure, as long as the total
number of drives in the array system does
not exceed 96.
When connecting the Small Form Factor
D2700 disk enclosure, up to five D2700
drive enclosures can cascade behind a
P2000 G3 SAS MSA controller enclosure,
as long as the total number of drives in the
array system does not exceed 149.
Illustrated configuration examples 61