• Hot Pluggable 3Gb/s SAS Switch for HP BladeSystem
• Dual Domain architecture support
• Eight 3 Gb/s SAS ports
• Use the 3G SAS BL Switch Virtual SAS Manager to configure external SAS storage
• Use SAS cables to connect to MDS600 enclosures for zoned SAS or MSA2000sa enclosures for shared SAS
• Supported by c3000 and c7000 BladeSystem enclosures
• Supports SAS tape devices for optional backup

For detailed deployment information, see the HP direct connect external SAS storage for HP BladeSystem deployment guide: http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/DocumentIndex.jsp?contentType=SupportManual&lang=en&cc=
us&docIndexId=64180&taskId=101&prodTypeId=3709945&prodSeriesId=3832737

3Gb/s SAS Switch:

• The SAS Switch is supported only in the HP c-Class Enclosures (c7000 & c3000)
• Support installation of the 3Gb SAS BL Switch in up to 4 interconnect bays in the c7000 and up to 2 interconnect bays in the c3000.
• (2) SAS Switches are required in the same c-Class enclosure interconnect bay row for redundancy. Single switch configurations are supported as non-redundant.
• For the c3000 enclosure, the SAS Switch can only be placed into interconnect bays (3 and 4)
• For the c7000 enclosure, the SAS Switch can only be placed into interconnect bays (3 and 4), or (5 and 6) or (7 and 8).
• For the c3000 enclosure using a server's mezzanine slot 1 along with enclosure interconnect bay 2 is not supported.

Use the 3Gb/s SAS BL Switch Virtual SAS Manager to configure external SAS storage. Supported Internet browser versions: Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0/7.0, Mozilla Firefox 3.

P700m:

• A half height blade server must have a P700m (508226-B21 or 507925-B21) installed in server mezzanine slot 1 or mezzanine slot 2.
• A full height blade server must have a P700m (508226-B21 or 507925-B21) installed in server mezzanine slot 1, mezzanine slot 2 or mezzanine slot 3.
• A double density blade server must have a P700m (508226-B21 or 507925-B21) installed in server mezzanine slot 2 of each server. 4 SAS Switches in interconnect bays 5, 6, 7 and 8 must also be included in this configuration.

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