HP EVA P6000 Reference Guide

1 Getting started
The first step is to determine what type of expansion you will perform, which will determine the
applicable quantity of hardware components needed.
• Multi-product main rack—The main rack contains the P6300 EVA and non-EVA components
(such as servers or switches). The P6300 EVA supports a maximum of 10 disk enclosures
(main and expansion racks combined).
NOTE: Because there is no standard for a multi-product rack, there are several possible
configurations, in terms of the number of disk enclosures included. This document does not
cover all possible configurations; instead it assumes a starting point of a 2C6D main rack and
an 0C4D expansion rack and provides general guidelines, which can be adapted for any
configuration.
• Storage-centric—The P6500 EVA main rack contains only two controllers (1 enclosure) and
disk enclosures. The P6500 EVA supports a maximum of 20 disk enclosures (main and
expansion racks combined).
NOTE: If you want to add disk enclosures to a P6300/P6500 EVA in the main rack, see
the HP P6300/P6500 Enterprise Virtual Array Installation Guide or the HP P6300/P6500
EVA M6612/M6625 Disk Enclosure Installation Instructions for more information. The
installation guide contains cabling diagrams for a 2C6D configuration, but the instructions
can be applied to any configuration within one rack. The disk enclosure installation instructions
show how to add disk enclosures to an existing configuration.
Hardware requirements
The following table lists the components needed to perform the expansion for these configurations.
Table 1 0CxD expansion rack components
DescriptionQuantity per 0CxDComponent
See the P6300/P6500 QuickSpecs for
part numbers of supported racks.
122U, 36U, or 42U rack
See P6300/P6500 EVA QuickSpecs
for part numbers of supported PDUs.
2 minimum for redundancy; additional
quantity determined by the number of
disk enclosures in the rack.
Power distribution unit (country
specific)
AJ840A10 maximum (P6300)M6625 SAS disk enclosure SFF
20 maximum (P6500)
AJ832A10 maximum (P6300)M6612 SAS disk enclosure LFF
20 maximum (P6500)
AP879A (kit)1 maximum (P6300)HP P6300/P6500 EVA 6m expansion
SAS mini cable kit, which contains:
2 maximum—one per SAS domain
(P6500)
• HP 6m 4L mini SAS cables (4)
• Cable bundle tie, 0-1-3/4” x 7.3L
(12)
• Strap, velcro, 5" (8)
• Label, cable kit (2) - 1 blank
red/green; 1 numbered red/green
4 Getting started

HP EVA P6000 Specifications

General

Model	HP EVA P6000
Number of Storage Controllers	2
Management Software	HP Command View EVA
Drive Types	SAS, SSD
RAID Levels	RAID 0, 1, 5, 6
Connectivity	8 Gb Fibre Channel, 10 Gb iSCSI, 1 Gb iSCSI
Form Factor	Rack-mounted
Storage Controller Type	Dual controllers