HP Xw6600 HP xw and Z Series Workstations - LSI 8888 8-port SAS RAID Controlle - Page 9

Standard data cable connections

Get HP Xw6600 - Workstation - 2 GB RAM PDF manuals and user guides
UPC - 883585731121
View all HP Xw6600 manuals
Add to My Manuals
Save this manual to your list of manuals

Page 9 highlights

Standard data cable connections This section applies to SAS hard drives installed in all optical bays and the internal hard drive bays of HP xw Workstations and HP 400 Workstations. 1. If connecting a SAS hard drive, ensure that there is a SAS-to-SATA interconnect cable adapter (supplied with the HP workstation SAS hard drive kit) to the data connector on the SAS hard drive. Figure 7 Attaching the SAS-SATA adapter 2. Select the long 4-port data cable that best fits the workstation. Avoid sharp bends in the data cables. ● To choose a cable, see Table 1 Data cable configuration guide on page 5. ● For standard cable connections, hard drives located in the internal bays and hard drives located in the optical bays may share a long 4-port data cable. ● To connect a hard drive in the fifth internal bay on HP xw8000 and xw9000 Workstations, use the 4-port data cable with straight connectors. ENWW Step 3-Configuring the cabling 9

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
Standard data cable connections
This section applies to SAS hard drives installed in all optical bays and the internal hard drive bays of
HP xw Workstations and HP
400 Workstations.
1.
If connecting a SAS hard drive, ensure that there is a SAS-to-SATA interconnect cable adapter
(supplied with the HP workstation SAS hard drive kit) to the data connector on the SAS hard drive.
Figure 7
Attaching the SAS-SATA adapter
2.
Select the long 4-port data cable that best fits the workstation. Avoid sharp bends in the data cables.
●
To choose a cable, see
Table
1
Data cable configuration guide
on page
5
.
●
For standard cable connections, hard drives located in the internal bays and hard drives
located in the optical bays may share a long 4-port data cable.
●
To connect a hard drive in the fifth internal bay on HP xw8000 and xw9000 Workstations, use
the 4-port data cable with straight connectors.
ENWW
Step 3—Configuring the cabling
9