HPE StoreOnce 3100

Table 7: Supported SAS cables
Description Part Number Location for use
0.5 m Mini-HD SAS to Mini-HD SAS
cable
691970-001 Between drawers of a disk enclosure
1.0 m Mini-HD SAS to Mini-HD SAS
cable
691970-002 Between disk enclosures or between
the server and the disk enclosure
2.0 m Mini-HD SAS to Mini-HD SAS
cable
691970-003 Between the server and the disk
enclosure if the 1.0 m cable is not long
enough. Do not use to connect one disk
enclosure to another.
NOTE:
To facilitate future expansion, HPE recommends using 2.0 m SAS cables to connect from the server to
Drawer 2 of the disk enclosure. For this reason, the base system of one server and one disk enclosure is
supplied with two 0.5 m cables and two 2.0 m cables.
Expansion installation scenarios
Two installation scenarios are recommended for customers who self-install the HPE StoreOnce 5500
System into their own racks. These scenarios are fully documented in the HPE StoreOnce 5500 System
Capacity Upgrade Guide.
• Two enclosures above and two enclosures below the head server
• Four enclosures below the server.
IMPORTANT:
The HPE StoreOnce 5500 System uses HPE Managed cables. If you choose not to follow one of
the recommended configurations, your system may experience errors with the StoreOnce SAS
check function that checks SAS cable integrity.
Refer to the HPE StoreOnce 5500 System Capacity Upgrade Guide for detailed step-by-step cabling
instructions. Guidelines are as follows.
More information
Up to four enclosures below the server on page 16
Two enclosures above and two enclosures below the server on page 15
Factory-integrated SAS cabling configuration on page 18
Connecting enclosures
Procedure
1. Connect the first enclosure to the RAID controller card in slot 2 of the server.
2. Connect the second enclosure to the RAID controller card in slot 3 of the server.
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