HP P2000 Deployment Guide

HP BladeSystem
Deployment Guide for Solutions with 6Gb
SAS BL Switches and External SAS Storage
Enclosures
Abstract
This document provides device overview information, installation best practices and procedural overview, and illustrated
examples for attaching external 6Gb/s SAS storage enclosures to an HP BladeSystem c-Class enclosure. The BladeSystem
solutions described in this guide include a BladeSystem c-Class enclosure with server blades, 6Gb/s SAS Smart Array controllers,
6Gb/s SAS switch blades, and 6Gb/s SAS external storage enclosures.
HP Part Number: 634041-001
Published: April 2011
Edition: First

HP P2000 Specifications

General

Drive Support	SAS
Controller	Dual Controller options available
Host Interface	6Gb SAS, 8Gb FC, 1Gb iSCSI
RAID Levels	RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10
Storage Type	SSD
Hot-swappable Components	Drives, controllers, power supplies, fans
Dimensions	8.9 x 44.8 x 63.5 cm (3.5 x 17.6 x 25 inches)
Drive Bays	Up to 12 LFF or 24 SFF drive bays per enclosure