Deployment Examples; Introduction - HP P2000 Deployment Manual

9 Deployment examples

The following sections describe example deployments:
"Introduction" (page 52)
"Device SAS port information" (page 54)
"Illustrated configuration examples" (page 56)

Introduction

Examples in this section illustrate a few of the supported deployments when connecting external
SAS storage enclosures to the c-Class BladeSystem enclosure. The focus of these examples is on
hardware options, requirements, and SAS cabling. Most examples are of dual-domain,
high-availability configurations, so that if any component along the path fails, traffic will fail over
to the alternate path.
Most configurations discussed and illustrated in this document provide high availability to the
storage enclosures:
◦ Standard high-availability cabling provides two cable paths to the external storage; one
to the primary switch and the other one to the paired switch in the same interconnect row
of BladeSystem c-Class enclosure.
Optimal cabling provide four cable paths to the external storage. The additional paths
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in optimal cabling configurations provide additional availability and offer improved
performance.
In the provided illustrations, colors are used to highlight and differentiate the cable paths from
the HP 6Gb SAS BL Switches to the storage enclosures. The choice of colors do not represent
the actual color of the cable.
Green cables: Connections to the primary (left) switch in the BladeSystem c-Class enclosure.
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(Interconnect bays 3, 5, or 7)
Red cables: Connections to the paired switch in the same row of the BladeSystem c-Class
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enclosure. (Interconnect bays 4, 6, or 8)
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