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Contents
Component identification ............................................................................................................... 5
Front panel components ................................................................................................................................ 5
Front panel LEDs and button .......................................................................................................................... 6
Rear panel components ................................................................................................................................ 7
Rear panel LEDs and buttons ......................................................................................................................... 8
Device bay ID numbers ............................................................................................................................... 10
SAS and SATA hard drive LEDs ................................................................................................................... 10
SAS and SATA hard drive LED combinations ................................................................................................ 11
Operations................................................................................................................................. 12
Firmware update ........................................................................................................................................ 12
Power up ................................................................................................................................................... 12
Power down .............................................................................................................................................. 13
Setup ......................................................................................................................................... 14
Space and airflow requirements .................................................................................................................. 14
Temperature requirements ........................................................................................................................... 14
Power requirements .................................................................................................................................... 15
Electrical grounding requirements ................................................................................................................ 15
Rack warnings ........................................................................................................................................... 16
Third-party racks ........................................................................................................................................ 16
Site planning considerations ........................................................................................................................ 16
Installing the enclosure ................................................................................................................................ 16
Hard drive overview ................................................................................................................................... 18
SAS and SATA hard drive guidelines ................................................................................................. 18
Installing the hard drives ................................................................................................................... 19
Installing the I/O module ............................................................................................................................ 21
Cabling the MDS600 ................................................................................................................................. 22
SAS cabling guidelines ..................................................................................................................... 22
Cabling guidelines for HP rack and tower servers ................................................................................ 22
Supported cables ............................................................................................................................. 22
Power cords .................................................................................................................................... 23
Configuration and utilities ............................................................................................................ 24
Configuration tools ..................................................................................................................................... 24
Array Configuration Utility ................................................................................................................ 24
Option ROM Configuration for Arrays................................................................................................ 24
Smart Components for ROM Flash ..................................................................................................... 25
Management tools...................................................................................................................................... 25
HP Systems Insight Manager ............................................................................................................. 25
Management Agents ........................................................................................................................ 25
Diagnostic tools ......................................................................................................................................... 25
Integrated Management Log .............................................................................................................. 25
Array Diagnostic Utility ..................................................................................................................... 26
Remote support and analysis tools ............................................................................................................... 26
HP Insight Remote Support software ................................................................................................... 26
Keeping the system current .......................................................................................................................... 27
