HP A3550A Battery Backup Unit Installation Guide (10 and 30 Slot Disk Arrays)

Hewlett-Packard Battery Backup Unit (BBU)

Installation Guide (10 and 30-slot Disk Arrays)

Hewlett-Packard BBUs are customer installable and replaceable. A replacement BBU must be the same type as the BBU

being replaced.

The locations of the BBUs in the 10-slot and 30-slot disk arrays are shown in Figure 1.

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Figure 1.

Install or replace a BBU by performing the following steps. Place a check in the appropriate

o

as the step is completed.

Step 1:

Observe antistatic precautions

A BBU is shipped with an ESD kit containing:

–

ESD wrist strap

–

ESD conductive sheet

o

Ground the ESD wrist strap to any unplated metal on

the disk array chassis and fasten the strap to your wrist.

On 30-slot disk arrays, ground the ESD wrist strap to

the metal edge above the rear retaining screws.

On 10-slot disk arrays, ground the ESD wrist strap to

the metal edge around the disk modules.

Step 2:

Prepare to install the BBU

o

Remove the new BBU from its shipping carton and

place it on a suitable antistatic surface or the ESD con-

ductive sheet.

o

If installing a BBU in a 10-slot disk array, remove the

front bezel by pulling it off on one side and then the

other.

o

If installing a BBU in a 30-slot disk array, open the fan

pack by pressing the release button and carefully swing-

ing the fan pack open.

The BBU can be installed or replaced with array power on.

For the 30-slot array, the installation or replacement

MUST

be completed and the fan pack closed within two minutes to

avoid a thermal shutdown.

Battery

backup unit

(BBU)

modules

Front view of 10-slot

deskside disk array

(front bezel removed for clarity)

Battery

backup unit

(BBU)

Front view of 10-slot

rackmount disk array

(front bezel removed for clarity)

SP-A

SP-B

BBU

Rear view, top of a 30-slot disk array, rackmount only

(fan pack not shown for clarity)