HP Smart Array P600-Controller - Manual (Page 10)

Installing the controller hardware 10
2. Select an available 3.3-V, 64-bit full-length PCI or PCI-X slot.
3. If the controller is being hot-plugged, power down the slot.
4. Remove the slot cover or open the hot-plug latch. Save the retaining screw if one is present.
5. Slide the controller board along the slot alignment guide, and press the board firmly into the slot so
that the contacts on the board edge are properly seated in the system board connector.
6. Secure the controller board in place with the hot-plug latch or retaining screw. If there is a guide
latch on the rear of the board, close the latch.
7. Connect storage devices to the controller. (For details of the procedure, refer to "Connecting storage
devices (" Connecting external storage " on page 11 , on page 10 ).")
NOTE: Drives that are to be grouped in the same array should all have comparable capacity
for efficient use of total storage capacity.
8. Close or replace the access panel, and secure it with thumbscrews, if any are present.
CAUTION: Do not operate the server for long periods with the access panel open or removed.
Operating the server in this manner results in improper airflow and improper cooling that can
lead to thermal damage.
9. If the controller was hot-plugged, power up the slot.
Connecting storage devices
You can connect the controller ports to internal SAS drives (" Connecting internal storage " on page 10 ) or
to external enclosures (" Connecting external storage " on page 11 ) that contain SAS or SATA drives. For
information about the supported drive models, refer to the HP website ( http://www.hp.com ).
Connecting internal storage
1. If the storage device that you are adding is not hot-pluggable, power down the system.
2. Install hard drives, if necessary.
o Drives that are to be used in the same array must be of the same type, either all SAS or all SATA.
(This controller does not support parallel SCSI drives.)
o Drives that are to be used in the same array should be of similar capacity so that drive space is
used efficiently.
In some servers, internal drives are not discovered if you connect drives to port 1I when drives are
already connected to the shared external port (1E). To discover the internal drives in this case,
disconnect the drives on the shared external port.
For additional information about drive installation, refer to the appropriate section in this guide
("
Replacing, moving, or adding hard drives " on page 19 ) and consult the server documentation and
the documentation that accompanied the drives.
3. Use the internal wide SAS cable provided with the server to connect the controller to the drives.
o If the drives are hot-pluggable, connect the internal connector of the controller to the SAS
connector on the hot-plug drive cage.
o If the drives are not hot-pluggable, connect the internal connector of the controller to the non-hot-
pluggable hard drives.
4. Close or replace the access panel, and secure it with thumbscrews, if any are present.