•
If used together with mixed drive enclosures, an MSA2000 3Gb drive enclosure should be cabled after
other supported models, using straight-through cabling.
Table 4
SAS expansion cable requirements: expansion module to expansion module connection
Product model-to-model storage component attachment
Expansion module
P2000 6Gb drive enclosure
D2700 6Gb drive enclosure
MSA70 3Gb drive enclosure
MSA2000 3Gb drive
enclosure
1
One 0.5m cable required per I/O module to I/O module connection.
2
Cables required, if not included, must be separately purchased.
3
One 0.6m cable required per I/O module to I/O connection.
NOTE:
Additional cabling notes:
When adding more than two drive enclosures, you may need to purchase additional 1m or 2m cables:
•
Spanning 3, 4, or 5 drive enclosures requires 1m cables.
•
Spanning 6 or 7 drive enclosures requires 2m cables.
Expansion module
P2000 6Gb drive enclosure
D2700 6Gb drive enclosure
MSA70 3Gb drive enclosure
MSA2000 3Gb drive enclosure mini-SAS to SAS
D2700 6Gb drive enclosure
P2000 6Gb drive enclosure
MSA2000 3Gb drive enclosure mini-SAS to SAS
MSA70 3Gb drive enclosure
MSA70 3Gb drive enclosure
P2000 6Gb drive enclosure
D2700 6Gb drive enclosure
MSA2000 3Gb drive enclosure mini-SAS to SAS
MSA2000 3Gb drive enclosure SAS to SAS
SAS expansion (In/Out) cable data
Type
1
mini-SAS to mini-SAS
1
mini-SAS to mini-SAS
1,2
mini-SAS to mini-SAS
1,2
1
mini-SAS to mini-SAS
1,2
mini-SAS to mini-SAS
1,2
1,2
mini-SAS to mini-SAS
1
mini-SAS to mini-SAS
1
mini-SAS to mini-SAS
1
mini-SAS to mini-SAS
1
3
HP P2000 G3 SAS MSA System User Guide
Length Connectors
0.5m
6Gbps
0.5m
6Gbps
0.5m
6Gbps
3Gbps
0.6m
6Gbps
3Gbps
0.5m
6Gbps
0.5m
6Gbps
0.5m
6Gbps
3Gbps
0.5m
6Gbps
3Gbps
0.5m
3Gbps
0.5m
3Gbps
6Gbps
0.5m
3Gbps
6Gbps
0.6m
3Gbps
0.6m
3Gbps
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