Use predefined storage configuration 07 to implement three blade servers, one SAS connectivity module, and up to two disk storage modules, each with up to six hard disk drives. Each blade server can access two hard disk drives in each disk storage module and all external ports on the SAS connectivity module.
This configuration has the following characteristics:
- Each blade server can access up to two hard disk drives in
each disk storage modules (for
a maximum of four hard disk drives if
you are implementing both disk storage modules).
With this predefined configuration, blade server bays are mapped to hard disk drive locations in each storage module. The location of the hard disk drives in each storage module is important. For example, if you install a blade server in blade server bay 3, it can access only the hard drives located in hard drive bay 3 and hard drive bay 5 of each storage module.
- The SAS connectivity module must be installed in I/O module bay 3 and controls access to the hard disk drives in both disk storage modules.
- All blade servers have access to all external ports on the SAS connectivity module.
Note: This configuration maps the hard disks to the
blade servers and the blade servers to the external ports on the SAS connectivity module. You will
need to use the LSI Configuration Utility, MegaRAID Storage Manager, or ServerGuide
to set up mirroring.
Required: If
you are going to use this configuration, the placement of the blade servers
in the BladeCenter S system is
important. Blade servers must be installed in blade server bays 1,
3, and 5. Blade servers installed in any other blade server bay will not be
able to access the integrated shared storage.
