HP P2000 Installation Instructions

Step 3. Connect cables
Simple, common cable configurations are included in this
document. For additional supported cable/controller
configurations, see the HP P2000 G3 MSA System Cable
Configuration Guide which can be downloaded at
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http://www.hp.com/support/manuals.
As appropriate to your environment:
• Connect drive enclosures to the P2000 G3 MSA
System
• Connect the P2000 G3 MSA System to data hosts
• Connect the P2000 G3 MSA System to a remote
management host
• Connect two P2000 G3 MSA Systems to replicate
volumes
Connect drive enclosures to the P2000 G3 MSA
System
P2000 G3 MSA Systems support four models of drive
enclosures:
DescriptionHP drive enclosure
6Gb 3.5” 12–drive enclosureHP P2000
6Gb 25–drive enclosureHP D2700
3Gb 3.5” 12–drive enclosureHP MSA2000
3Gb 25–drive enclosureHP MSA70
Enclosure connection guidelines
IMPORTANT: Mixing 3Gb and 6Gb devices may
result in data throughput at the lower 3Gb/s rate.
For more information, see the HP P2000 G3 MSA
System Cable Configuration Guide.
• Use only supported SAS 4x cables.
• Mini-SAS to mini-SAS 0.5 m cables are provided with
the P2000, D2700, and MSA70 drive enclosures
(one per I/O module).
• SAS to SAS 0.6 m cables are provided with the
MSA2000 drive enclosure (one per I/O module).
• Longer cables than those supplied with the enclosure
must be purchased separately. See the MSA Quick
Specs for details.
• The maximum length cable allowed in any
configuration is 2 m.
• A maximum of eight (8) enclosures (including the
array enclosure) OR one hundred forty-nine (149)
drives are allowed in the array configuration.
SAS expansion cable requirements
The following table provides SAS expansion cable
requirements for P2000 G3 MSA controllers and drive
enclosures connection combinations.
Type of cable neededComponent 2Component 1
Mini-SAS to Mini-SASP2000 I/O moduleP2000 G3 MSA
Controller
Mini-SAS to Mini-SASD2700 I/O moduleP2000 G3 MSA
Controller
SAS to Mini-SASMSA2000 I/O
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module
P2000 G3 MSA
Controller
Mini-SAS to Mini-SASMSA70 I/O moduleP2000 G3 MSA
Controller
Mini-SAS to Mini-SASP2000 I/O moduleP2000 I/O module
Mini-SAS to Mini-SASD2700 I/O moduleP2000 I/O module
Mini-SAS to Mini-SASD2700 I/O moduleD2700 I/O module
SAS to Mini-SASD2700 I/O moduleMSA2000 I/O
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SAS to Mini-SASP2000 I/O moduleMSA2000 I/O
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SAS to SASMSA2000 I/O
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MSA2000 I/O
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Mini-SAS to Mini-SASP2000 I/O moduleMSA70 I/O module
Mini-SAS to Mini-SASD2700 I/O moduleMSA70 I/O module
Mini-SAS to Mini-SASMSA70 I/O moduleMSA70 I/O module
SAS to Mini-SASMSA2000 I/O
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module
MSA70 I/O module
Consider the following about images in this section:
• These figures illustrate connecting one drive enclosure
to an array enclosure. For information on connecting
multiple drive enclosures, see the HP P2000 G3 MSA
System Cable Configuration Guide.
• These figures illustrate connecting a drive enclosure
to a Fibre Channel P2000 G3 MSA array enclosure.
Cabling requirements for connecting drive enclosures
to array enclosures are identical, regardless of MSA
controller model.
P2000 drive enclosure connections
Connecting a P2000 G3 dual-controller array enclosure
to a P2000 drive enclosure with dual I/O modules
requires two (2) mini-SAS to mini-SAS cables.
D2700 drive enclosure connections
Connecting a P2000 G3 dual-controller array enclosure
to a D2700 drive enclosure requires two (2) mini-SAS to
mini-SAS cables.
MSA2000 drive enclosure connections
Connecting a P2000 G3 dual-controller array enclosure
to an MSA2000 drive enclosure with dual I/O modules
requires two (2) mini-SAS to SAS cables.
MSA70 drive enclosure connections
IMPORTANT: Firmware 2.18 or later is required.
Connecting a P2000 G3 dual-controller array enclosure
to an MSA70 drive enclosure with dual I/O modules
requires two (2) mini-SAS to mini-SAS cables.
Connect the P2000 G3 MSA System to data hosts
The following environments are supported:
• Direct-connect configurations
• Switch-connect configurations
The following table provides host port information for
different P2000 G3 MSA controller models:
Number of
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host ports
Switch
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connect
Direct
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connect
Controller
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model
Single-controller: 2 FC
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Dual-controller: 4 FC
P2000 G3 FC
MSA Controller
Single-controller: 2 FC; 2 iSCSI
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Dual-controller: 4 FC; 4 iSCSI
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P2000 G3
Combo
FC/iSCSI MSA
Controller
Single-controller: 4 SAS
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Dual-controller: 8 SAS
—P2000 G3 SAS
MSA Controller
Single-controller: 2 SFP+
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Dual-controller: 4 SFP+
P2000 G3
10GbE iSCSI
MSA Controller
Single-controller: 4 iSCSI
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Dual-controller: 8 iSCSI
P2000 G3
iSCSI MSA
Controller
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HP P2000 Specifications

General

Brand	HP
Model	P2000
Category	Storage
Language	English