Step 1. Install device into the rack
Use the instructions provided with the rack mounting
kits or other devices to rack the MSA 1040,
expansion drive enclosures, switches, and servers.
WARNING!
At least two people are needed
to lift a fully populated MSA 1040 or
expansion drive enclosure into the rack. If
the enclosure is being loaded into the rack
above chest level, a third person must assist
with aligning the enclosure with the rails,
while the other two people support the weight
of the enclosure.
Step 2. Connect expansion drive enclosures
If expansion drive enclosures are included in your
environment, connect SAS cables per their cabling
plan, either straight-through or fault tolerant.
Mini-SAS to Mini-SAS cables are required for each
drive enclosure.
NOTE:
The MSA 1040 supports the MSA
2040 LFF Disk Enclosure. There is no MSA
1040-specific disk enclosure.
The following drive enclosures are supported:
Description
Drive enclosure model
6Gb SAS 3.5” 12-drive enclosure
HPE MSA 2040 LFF Disk
Enclosure
6Gb SAS 3.5” 12-drive enclosure
HPE P2000 LFF Drive
Enclosure
6Gb SAS 2.5” 25-drive enclosure
HPE D2700 Disk
Enclosure
Drive enclosure connection guidelines
•
Expansion drive enclosures can be hot-added
to an MSA 1040 that is operating.
•
Mini-SAS to Mini-SAS 0.5 m (1.64 ft) cables
are provided with MSA 2040, P2000, and
D2700 drive enclosures (one for each I/O
module).
•
The maximum length cable supported for
connecting drive enclosures is 2 m (6.56 ft).
•
Cables longer than those supplied with the
drive enclosure must be purchased separately.
For a list of cables available from Hewlett
Packard Enterprise, see the MSA 1040
QuickSpecs.
•
The maximum number of enclosures supported
in an MSA 1040 solution is four (one MSA 1040
and up to three expansion drive enclosures).
Example MSA 1040 drive enclosure connections
MSA 1040 firmware supports both fault-tolerant and
straight-through SAS cabling to cascaded drive
enclosures. For more information about these
cabling schemes and for additional cabling
examples, see the MSA 1040 Cabling Configuration
Guide.
The following image illustrates connecting two
D2700 drive enclosures to an MSA 1040 using a
straight-through cabling scheme.
The following image illustrates connecting two
D2700 drive enclosures to an MSA 1040 using a
fault-tolerant cabling scheme.
Step 3. Connect the MSA 1040 to data hosts
Direct-connect and switch-connect environments
are supported. For direct-connect configurations,
connect cables from the MSA 1040 to the host. For
switch-connect configurations, connect cables from
the MSA 1040 to the switch ports and from the
switch ports to the hosts.
