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If an EVA P6000 needs to be expanded into an adjacent cabinet, one 6 meter SAS
expansion cable kit is needed for an EVA P6300/P6350; two 6 meter SAS expansion
cable kits are needed for an EVA P6500/P6550. Each 6 meter SAS expansion cable kit
contains four 6 meter SAS cables.
HP 2 Meter Expansion Cable Kit AW566A
If an EVA P6000 needs to be expanded within the same cabinet, but the drive enclosure
to be added needs to be some distance away from the nearest existing drive enclosure
within the same cabinet, one 2 meter SAS expansion cable kit is needed. Each 2 meter
SAS expansion cable kit contains two 2 meter SAS cables.
NOTE: The SAS cables that come with each drive enclosure are 0.7m (27.3 in) long.
Optional Hardware Accessories
Non-HP Rack installation For racks other than those specifically stated for use with EVA P6000, please visit the EVA P6000 web page
for details on rack and power specifications: http://www.hp.com/go/P6000 , select EVA P6000 and under
Support select Manuals, then select EVA P6000 User Manual.
Due to the wide variety of non-HP racks available, HP does not guarantee that the EVA P6000 components
will mount or operate properly in non-HP racks.
Step 2 - EVA Firmware and Software
EVA P6000 XCS Controller
Firmware
HP EVA P6000 XCS 11200000 controller media download is available from HP.com. These downloads are
available as archival media for EVA P6000 from the following link:
http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/us/en/sm/WF04a/12169-304616-304648-304648-304648.html
P6000 Command View (REQUIRED)
P6000 Command View -
Setup and Management
Software
A P6000 Command View Unlimited Capacity LTU license is required for the EVA P6000.
Thin Provisioning is now a feature of P6000 Command View, beginning with v9.4 (or later version).
Two versions of P6000 Command View are available and come packaged together in the media kit:
HP P6000 Command View /ABM (Array Based Management) v10.3 (or later version), is required with
the EVA P6350 and EVA P6650 and with XCS 11200000 on any of the EVA P6000 models.
HP P6000 Command View /SBM (Server Based Management) v10.3 (or later version) is available to
run on Windows Management Servers. It is required if Continuous Access EVA is going to be used
with the EVA.
HP P6000 Command View /ABM (Array Based Management) v10.3 (or later version), also comes
installed on the management module of EVA P6000 controllers.
HP P6000 Command View /ABM (Array Based Management) v10.3 (or later version), also comes
installed on the management module of EVA P6000 controllers.
For more information on P6000 Command View, see:
http://h18006.www1.hp.com/products/storage/software/cmdvieweva/index.html .
P6000 SmartStart
QuickSpecs
HP EVA P6000 Storage
Configuration Information and Configuration Rules
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