User Manual

Configuring the switch
Key configuration tasks include:
1. Enabling or disabling Multi-initiator mode.
2. Creating zone groups:
• Switch-port zone groups: For shared SAS storage enclosures and tape libraries.
• Drive-bay zone groups: For zoned SAS storage enclosures.
3. Assigning zone groups to servers.
4. Capturing the configuration for safekeeping. HP strongly recommends this step, especially in
single-domain configurations. (Available only in the VSM CLI.)
NOTE:
For firmware versions earlier than 2.0.0.0, no configuration tasks are available.
The switch is configured using the Virtual SAS Manager (VSM) application. For more information on
zoning and configuration tasks, see the HP Virtual SAS Manager user guide, available on the 3Gb
SAS BL Switch page of the HP Manuals website http://www.hp.com/support/manuals.
As shown in the following table, configuration (zoning) procedures are the same for shared SAS
storage enclosures and tape devices, but differ for zoned SAS storage enclosures:
Zoning typeQuantity in
nl
dual-domain
nl
environments
Quantity in
nl
single-domain
nl
environments
Component
16/3216/32Servers
2/41/23Gb SAS BL Switches
11P700m SAS mezzanine cards per server
Switch port21
MSA2000sa controllers
nl
(Shared SAS storage enclosures)
Drive bay
2 per drawer, 4 per
nl
enclosure
1 per drawer, 2 per
nl
enclosure
MDS600 I/O modules
nl
(Zoned SAS storage enclosures)
Switch port2 drives per switch2 drives per switch
1/8 G2 Tape Autoloaders and MSL SAS
Tape Libraries (Tape devices)
included—Dual-port SAS disk drives
—includedSingle-port SATA disk drives
For additional installation and cabling information, see the HP direct-connect external SAS storage
for HP BladeSystem solutions deployment guide, available on the 3Gb SAS BL Switch page of the HP
manuals website http://www.hp.com/support/manuals.
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