HP MSA70 HP StorageWorks 70 Modular Smart Array Enclosure User Guide (434893-0 - Page 3

Contents 1 Hardware features and LED descriptions 6 Front panel components ...6 Front panel LEDs ...6 Rear panel components ...7 Rear panel LEDs and buttons ...7 Disk drive bay numbers ...8 Disk drive LEDs ...8 Disk drive LED combinations ...9 7-segment display ...10 2 Deployment types 11 3 Installing the enclosure 13 Environmental requirements ...13 Space and airflow requirements 13 Temperature requirements ...14 Power requirements ...14 Electrical grounding requirements 15 Rack planning resources ...15 Rack warnings ...15 MSA70 shipping contents ...16 Rack mounting hardware kit contents 16 Converting rails for round-hole racks 17 Installing the enclosure into the rack 18 Installing hardware options ...19 Installing disk drives ...19 Disk drive options ...19 Disk drive guidelines ...19 Installing a disk drive ...20 Installing SAS controllers or controller enclosures 22 Preparing the server ...22 Connecting SAS cables and power cords 23 Cabling best practices ...23 Connecting SAS cables to the server or controller enclosure 23 Connecting SAS cables to additional disk enclosures 24 Connecting power cords ...24 Powering on the disk enclosure 26 Power on best practices ...26 Powering on disk enclosures 31 Verifying the operating status of the disk enclosures 27 4 Configuring the enclosure 29 Configuration overview ...29 Supported software tools ...29 70 Modular Smart Array User Guide 3