HP 634041-006 Deployment Manual page 30

When racking an MDS600 or D6000, consider its weight and size:
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Weight: An unpopulated MDS600 or D6000 weighs 72.57 K (160 lb)
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Size: 5U
When connecting power cords, consider the following:
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The MDS600 or D6000 storage enclosure, BladeSystem c-CLass enclosure, and other
devices in the rack all consume power. Make sure that sufficient power input is available.
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Each MDS600 or D6000 storage enclosure ships with two pairs of unique power cords
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The offset power cord option kit (AF502B) is available for use with the MDS600 or D6000
storage enclosure. This fanout cable provides one input connector (C20) for connecting
to the rack PDU and four output connectors (C- 1 3) for connection to the MDS600 power
supplies.
When connecting the MDS600 or D6000 storage enclosure to the HP 6Gb SAS BL Switch,
be sure to follow HP recommended best practices. For more information about cabling devices
to the switch, see the user documents for each device. Note the following:
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Performance may be impacted if cabling recommendations are not implemented.
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Maximum supported length of SAS cables is 2m.
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For improved performance and availability, deploy a dual-domain configuration instead
of single-domain.
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For optimal performance, connect two cables from the switch to each D6000 I/O module.
This additional cable offers additional performance: one cable provides a 4x connection;
two cables provide a 8x (high-performance) connection.
For more information about single domain, dual domain, and high-performance cabling, see
"Deployment examples" (page
For troubleshooting purposes, be sure to check the LEDs and 7-segment display board on the
MDS600 or D6000. For more information about displayed codes, see the Maintenance and
Service Guide or User Guide.
To use MDS600 storage enclosures with Gen8 servers, your environment must meet the
following standards:
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c7000 Enclosure (G2 or later).
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P721m SmartArray SAS controllers installed on the Gen8 servers.
NOTE:
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6Gb SAS BL Switches in the c7000 for connecting to the MDS600 Disk Enclosure.
Hard drive and cabling method restrictions might exist. For more information, see
SAS device, controller, and drive support matrix" (page
For existing 6G deployments that want to migrate to Gen8 servers, you might need to upgrade
your environment to meet these standards.
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The HP P731m does not supprt the MDS600 storage enclosure.
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