Getting Started - HP 634041-006 Deployment Manual

Direct Connect SAS Storage for HP BladeSystem:
HP BladeSystem technical resources (user documents, white papers, and support documents):
http://www.hp.com/go/bladesystem/documentation
HP BladeSystem components:
c-class-components.html
HP Smart Array P71 1m SAS Controller:
HP Smart Array P712m SAS Controller:
HP Smart Array P721m SAS Controller:
HP Smart Array P731m SAS Controller:
HP 6Gb SAS BL Switch:
HP P2000 G3 MSA Systems:
HP MDS600:
HP MSA 2040 SAS array:
HP D6000: http://www.hp.com/go/d6000
HP D2600/D2700:
Tape Storage & Media website:
Tape Autoloaders)

Getting started

To help you successfully deploy this solution in your environment, be sure to do the following:
Locate a workstation with a CD/DVD-ROM drive and access to the Internet, for reading
component-specific user documents from the CD/DVD or HP website associated with the
component.
Prepare the site for the power and cooling needs of the solution and its components. (See the
user documents for your c-Class BladeSystem Enclosure.)
Obtain copies of user documents for all devices in your solution. At minimum, HP strongly
recommends obtaining the documents that are specifically referenced in this guide. See
"Documents referred to in this guide" (page
Review the QuickSpecs for the Smart Array SAS controllers, 6Gb SAS BL Switch, and external
SAS storage enclosures to make sure that your planned configuration, including the number
of servers, is supported.
Identify all of the components you plan to deploy in the solution, whether newly arrived and
in boxes or already installed and in use.
Use the worksheets in this guide to record important information about your solution and its
components. Device and system information recorded in these worksheets may be needed
when initially installing and configuring the solution, and will be helpful for troubleshooting
purposes. Because the number of devices may differ for each deployment, print or copy pages
as needed. See
Plan to update firmware on all devices in the solution. Devices in the solution must run tested
and compatible versions of firmware. For more information about managing the firmware
interdependencies between HP BladeSystem c-Class components, see
solution devices" (page
10 Introduction
http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/blades/components/
http://www.hp.com/go/6gbsasbl
http://www.hp.com/go/p2000
http://www.hp.com/go/mds600
http://www.hp.com/go/msa2040
http://www.hp.com/go/d2000
http://www.hp.com/go/tape
"Device worksheets" (page
62).
www.hp.com/go/directconnect
http://www.hp.com/go/p71 1m
http://www.hp.com/go/p712m
http://www.hp.com/go/p721m
http://www.hp.com/go/p731m
7).
101).
(under Business Class Libraries or
"Updating firmware on