HP MSA 1040 Quick Start Instructions page 3

Step 1. Install device into the rack
Use the instructions provided with the rack mounting
kits or other devices to rack the MSA 1040, expansion
drive enclosures, switches, and servers.
WARNING! At least two people are needed
to lift a fully populated MSA 1040 or expansion
drive enclosure into the rack. If the enclosure is
being loaded into the rack above chest level, a
third person must assist with aligning the
enclosure with the rails, while the other two
people support the weight of the enclosure.
Step 2. Connect expansion drive enclosures
If expansion drive enclosures are included in your
environment, connect SAS cables per their cabling
plan, either straight-through or fault tolerant. Mini-SAS
to Mini-SAS cables are required for each drive
enclosure.
NOTE: The MSA 1040 supports the MSA
2040 LFF Disk Enclosure. There is no MSA
1040-specific disk enclosure.
The following drive enclosures are supported:
Drive enclosure model
HP MSA 2040 LFF Disk
Enclosure
HP P2000 LFF Drive
Enclosure
HP D2700 Disk Enclosure
Drive enclosure connection guidelines
Expansion drive enclosures can be hot-added to
an MSA 1040 that is operating.
Mini-SAS to Mini-SAS 0.5 m (1.64 ft) cables are
provided with MSA 2040, P2000, and D2700
drive enclosures (one for each I/O module).
The maximum length cable supported for
connecting drive enclosures is 2 m (6.56 ft).
Cables longer than those supplied with the drive
enclosure must be purchased separately. For a
list of cables available from HP, see the HP MSA
1040 QuickSpecs.
The maximum number of enclosures supported in
an MSA 1040 solution is four (one MSA 1040
and up to three expansion drive enclosures).
Description
6Gb SAS 3.5" 12-drive enclosure
6Gb SAS 3.5" 12-drive enclosure
6Gb SAS 2.5" 25-drive enclosure
Example MSA 1040 drive enclosure connections
MSA 1040 firmware supports both fault-tolerant and
straight-through SAS cabling to cascaded drive
enclosures. For more information about these cabling
schemes and for additional cabling examples, see the
HP MSA 1040 Cabling Configuration Guide.
The following image illustrates connecting two D2700
drive enclosures to an MSA 1040 using a
straight-through cabling scheme.
The following image illustrates connecting two D2700
drive enclosures to an MSA 1040 using a fault-tolerant
cabling scheme.
Step 3. Connect the MSA 1040 to data hosts
Direct-connect and switch-connect environments are
supported. For direct-connect configurations, connect
cables from the MSA 1040 to the host. For
switch-connect configurations, connect cables from the
MSA 1040 to the switch ports and from the switch
ports to the hosts.
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