Hp Smart Array Controllers Internal Cabling Guide First Edition

Internal Cabling Guide

for HP Smart Array Controllers

First Edition

Manufacturing Part Number: 5971-4298

April 2006

Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.

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1. Cabling for the HP Integrity rx8620 Server

HP Smart Array Controller Card Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Installing the HP Smart Array Controller Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Single Partition RAID Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

RAID Cabling for IO Chassis 0 (Top Left and Top Right Hot Plug Hard Drives). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Dual Partition Configurations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

RAID Cabling for IO Chassis 0 (Top Left and Top Right Hot Plug Hard Drives). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

RAID Cabling for IO Chassis 1 (Bottom Left and Bottom Right Hot Plug Hard Drives). . . . . . . . . . . 7

Insight Manager 7 Hard Disk Drive Mapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Configuring the Server Firmware and Software for RAID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

2. Cabling for the HP Integrity rx8640 Server

Installing the HP Smart Array Controller Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Single Partition RAID Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

RAID Cabling for IO Chassis 0 (Top Left and Top Right Hot Plug Hard Drives). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Dual Partition Configurations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

RAID Cabling for IO Chassis 0 (Top Left and Top Right Hot Plug Hard Drives). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

RAID Cabling for IO Chassis 1 (Bottom Left and Bottom Right Hot Plug Hard Drives). . . . . . . . . . 19

Insight Manager 7 Hard Disk Drive Mapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Configuring the Server Firmware and Software for RAID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Contents

3. Cabling for the Server Expansion Unit

HP Smart Array Controller Card Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Installing the HP Smart Array Controller Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Single Partition RAID Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

RAID Cabling for IO Chassis 0 (Top Left and Top Right Hot Plug Hard Drives). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Dual Partition Configurations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

RAID Cabling for IO Chassis 0 (Top Left and Top Right Hot Plug Hard Drives). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

RAID Cabling for IO Chassis 1 (Bottom Left and Bottom Right Hot Plug Hard Drives). . . . . . . . . . 31

Insight Manager 7 Hard Disk Drive Mapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Configuring the Server Firmware and Software for RAID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

4. Cabling for the HP Integrity rx7620 Server

Installing the HP Smart Array 6402 or 6404 Controller Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Recabling for RAID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Single Partition Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Dual Partition Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Insight Manager 7 Hard Disk Drive Mapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Configuring the Server Firmware and Software for RAID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

5. Cabling for the HP Integrity rx7640 Server

Installing the HP Smart Array 6402 or 6404 Controller Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Recabling for RAID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Single Partition Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Dual Partition Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Insight Manager 7 Hard Disk Drive Mapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

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Configuring the Server Firmware and Software for RAID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

6. Cabling for the HP Integrity rx5670 Server

Installing the HP Smart Array 5302 or 5304 Controller Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Recabling for RAID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Setting Up RAID on Hot Plug Drives A and B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Setting Up RAID on Hot Plug Drives C and D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Configuring the Server Firmware and Software for RAID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

7. Cabling for the HP 9000 rp3440 Server

Installing the HP Smart Array Controller Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Recabling for RAID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Configuring the Server Firmware and Software for RAID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

8. Cabling for the HP Integrity rx2620 and rx2600 Servers

Installing the HP Smart Array Controller Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Recabling for RAID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Configuring the Server Firmware and Software for RAID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

9. Cabling for the HP Integrity rx1620 Server

Installing the HP Smart Array 6402 Controller Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

1 Cabling for the HP Integrity rx8620 Server

This chapter describes how to connect the cables of an HP Smart Array controller card to the internal hard drives of an HP Integrity rx8620 Server.

NOTE These instructions do not apply if you are connecting the controller card to an external mass

storage box. Refer instead to the HP Smart Array Controller User Guide that shipped with your card.

Table 1-1 shows the product numbers, descriptions and support matrix for the HP Smart Array controllers supported on the rx8620 server.

Table 1-1 Smart Array Cards Available for the HP Integrity rx8620 Server

Controller Product Number Description

SA5302 A9825A 2 channel / 128 MB cache

SA5304 A9826A 4 channel / 256 MB cache

SA6402 A9890A 2 channel / 128 MB cache

SA6404 A9891A 4 channel / 256 MB cache

Before you begin, you need:

• Cable kit (part number: A7027-63001)

• Smart Array controller card: See Table 1-1 for product numbers.

NOTE The part and product numbers listed in this document are correct as of the release date of the

document. Check http://partsurfer.hp.com for the most current part numbers.

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HP Smart Array Controller Card Ports

The ports on the HP Smart Array Controller Cards are labeled as shown in Table 1-2

Table 1-2 HP Smart Array Controller Card Port Labels

Controller Card Port Location

SA 5302/SA5304 Port 1 Port near bulkhead

Port 2 Port near center of card

SA 6402/SA6404 Port A2 Port near bulkhead

Port A1 Port near center of card

When a port is referenced in this document the following notation is used (See Figure 1-1 for additional information):

Table 1-3 Port Identification Notation

Notation Port Location

Port 1/A2 Port near bulkhead

Port 2/A1 Port near center of

card

Installing the HP Smart Array Controller Card

Step 1. If the server is running, shut down the OS, power off the server, and unplug the power cords.

Step 2. Remove the top cover of the server.

Step 3. If only one HP Smart Array controller card is to be installed, install it into slot 8 of IO Chassis 0 for

internal RAID configuration.

Step 4. If two HP Smart Array controller cards are to be installed, install them into slots 8 of IO Chassis 0

and IO Chassis 1 for internal RAID configuration.

NOTE The HP Smart Array controller card must be installed in PCI slot 8 for internal

RAID configurations. If another PCI card is located in slot 8, that card must be relocated to another slot.

Chapter 1

Cabling for the HP Integrity rx8620 Server

Single Partition RAID Configuration

Figure 1-1 shows the correct cabling for a single partition configuration, as viewed from the front of the server.

Figure 1-1 Smart Array Controller Card with Single Partition Cabling

Port 1/A2

Port 2/A1

Mass Storage Backplane Connections

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Single Partition RAID Configuration

RAID Cabling for IO Chassis 0 (Top Left and Top Right Hot Plug Hard Drives)

To set up the RAID cabling on the top left and top right hot plug hard drives, do the following:

Step 1. Verify that the HP Smart Array controller card is installed in PCI slot 8 of the IO Chassis 0.

Step 2. Retrieve two cables from the cable kit (A7027-63001).

Step 3. Identify the new cables using the colored cable ties which are contained in the cable kit. For each

cable, use two of the same color tie, one on each end.

NOTE One end of each cable has a pull-tab connected to the SCSI connector which is

labeled “This Connector to PCI Card”. This end of the cable connects to the HP Smart Array card.

Step 4. Plug the end of one of the cables with the pull-tab into the SCSI connector Port 1/A2 on the Smart

Array card. Repeat for SCSI connector Port 2/A1.

Step 5. Route the cables as shown in Figure 1-3 towards the front of the server and over to the Mass

Storage Backplane connectors.

WARNING The cables must be routed along the side of the server. They must not lay on

top of the flat SCSI ribbon cable bundle or the PCI air dam. Doing so will damage the cables when the top is installed.

Step 6. Unplug the existing SCSI ribbon cable for the top left HDD. This is the left most connector on the

Mass Storage Backplane when viewed from the front of the server. See Figure 1-3

Step 7. Fold the SCSI connector on the ribbon cable so it will lay in front of the connector on the Mass

Storage Backplane. See Figure 1-2.

Figure 1-2 Folded SCSI Connector

Step 8. Plug the new cable from the Smart Array card Port 1/A2 into the mass storage connector for the top

left drive.

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Step 9. Unplug the existing SCSI ribbon cable for the top right HDD. This is the second connector from the

right on the Mass Storage Bacplane when viewed from the front of the server. See Figure 1-3

Step 10. Fold the SCSI connector on the ribbon cable so it will lay in front of the connector on the Mass

Storage Backplane. See Figure 1-2.

Step 11. Plug the new cable from the Smart Array card Port 2/A1 into the mass storage connector for the top

right drive.

Step 12. Arrange the new cables as shown in Figure 1-3 so that all of the slack is located in the PCI card

cage. The cables must be routed behind the removable media cable bundle and to the side of the air dam as shown.

Step 13. Loop the cable slack as shown in Figure 1-3.

Step 14. Use the Kwik Wrap ties to secure the cables in the chassis and to maintain the slack. One tie

should secure the cables to the PCI card cage through the lift handle

Figure 1-3 Smart Array Controller Card with Single Partition Cabling

Removable Media Cable Bundle

Cable Ties

PCI Lift Handle

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Port 1/A2 and Top Left HDD Cable Connections

Port 2/A1 and Top Right HDD Cable Connections

Cabling for the HP Integrity rx8620 Server

Dual Partition Configurations

Figure 1-4 shows the correct cabling for a dual partition configuration, as viewed from the front of the server.

Figure 1-4 Smart Array Controller Card with Dual Partition Cabling

Port 1/A2

Port 2/A1

Port 1/A2

Port 2/A1

Mass Storage Backplane Connections

RAID Cabling for IO Chassis 0 (Top Left and Top Right Hot Plug Hard Drives)

To set up the RAID cabling on the top left and top right hot plug hard drives, do the following:

Step 1. Verify that the HP Smart Array controller card is installed in PCI slot 8 of the IO Chassis 0.

Step 2. Retrieve two cables from the cable kit (A7027-63001).

Step 3. Identify the new cables using the colored cable ties which are also contained in the cable kit. For

each cable, use two of the same color, one on each end.

NOTE One end of each cable has a pull-tab connected to the SCSI connector which is

labeled “This Connector to PCI Card”. This end of the cable connects to the HP Smart Array card.

Step 4. Plug the end of one of the cables with the pull-tab into the SCSI connector Port 1/A2 on the Smart

Array card. Repeat for SCSI connector Port 2/A1.

Step 5. Route the cables as shown in Figure 1-3 towards the front of the server and over to the Mass

Storage Backplane connectors.

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Dual Partition Configurations

WARNING The cables must be routed along the side of the server. They must not lay on

top of the flat SCSI ribbon cable bundle or the PCI air dam. Doing so will damage the cables when the top is installed.

Step 6. Unplug the existing SCSI ribbon cable for the top left HDD. This is the left most connector on the

Mass Storage Backplane when viewed from the front of the server. See Figure 1-4

Step 7. Fold the SCSI connector on the ribbon cable so it will lay in front of the connector on the Mass

Storage Backplane. See Figure 1-5.

Figure 1-5 Folded SCSI Connector

Step 8. Plug the new cable from the Smart Array card Port 1/A2 into the mass storage connector for the top

left drive.

Step 9. Unplug the existing SCSI ribbon cable for the top right HDD. This is the second connector from the

right on the Mass Storage Bacplane when viewed from the front of the server. See Figure 1-4

Step 10. Fold the SCSI connector on the ribbon cable so it will lay in front of the connector on the Mass

Storage Backplane.See Figure 1-5.

Step 11. Plug the new cable from the Smart Array card Port 2/A1 into the mass storage connector for the top

right drive.

RAID Cabling for IO Chassis 1 (Bottom Left and Bottom Right Hot Plug Hard Drives)

To set up the RAID cabling on the bottom left and bottom right hot plug hard drives, do the following, from the front of the server:

Step 1. Verify that the HP Smart Array controller card is installed in PCI slot 8 of IO Chassis 1.

Step 2. Retrieve two cables from the cable kit (A7027-63001).

Step 3. Identify the new cables using the colored cable ties which are also contained in the cable kit (for

each cable, use two of the same color, one on each end). Using a different color tie on each cable makes it easier to identify the cables for installation and servicing.

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Dual Partition Configurations

NOTE One end of each cable has a pull-tab connected to the SCSI connector which is

labeled “This Connector to PCI Card”. This end of the cable connects to the HP Smart Array card.

Step 4. Plug the end of one of the cables with the pull-tab into the SCSI connector Port 1/A2 on the Smart

Array card. Repeat for SCSI connector Port 2/A1.

Step 5. Route the cables as shown in Figure 1-6 towards the front of the server and over to the Mass

Storage Backplane connectors.

WARNING The cables must be routed along the side of the PCI card cage and PCI fans.

They must not lay on top of the PCI fans or the PCI air dam. Doing so will damage the cables.

Step 6. Unplug the existing SCSI ribbon cable for the bottom left HDD. This is the second connector from

the left on the Mass Storage Backplane when viewed from the front of the server. See Figure 1-6

Step 7. Fold the SCSI connector on the ribbon cable so it will lay in front of the connector on the Mass

Storage Backplane. See Figure 1-5.

Step 8. Plug the new cable from the Smart Array card Port 1/A2 into the mass storage connector for the top

left drive.

Step 9. Unplug the existing SCSI ribbon cable for the top right HDD. This is the right most connector on

the Mass Storage Bacplane when viewed from the front of the server. See Figure 1-6

Step 10. Fold the SCSI connector on the ribbon cable so it will lay in front of the connector on the Mass

Storage Backplane. See Figure 1-5.

Step 11. Plug the new cable from the Smart Array card Port 2/A1 into the mass storage connector for the top

right drive.

Step 12. Arrange the new cables as shown in Figure 1-6 so that all of the slack is located in the PCI card

cage. The cables must be routed behind the removable media cable bundle and to the side of the air dam as shown.

Step 13. Loop the cable slack as shown in Figure 1-6.

Step 14. Use the Kwik Wrap ties to secure the cables in the chassis and to maintain the slack. One tie

should secure the cables to the PCI card cage through the lift handle

Step 15. Arrange the new cables as shown in Figure 1-6 so that all of the slack is located in the PCI card

cage.

Step 16. Loop the cable slack as shown in Figure 1-6. Use the Kwik Wraps to fasten the cables in place and

maintain the slack (this allows servicing of the other PCI cards). See Figure 1-6.

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Dual Partition Configurations

Figure 1-6 Smart Array Controller Card with Dual Partition Cabling

Removable Media Cable Bundle

Ties

PCI Lift Handle

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Port 2/A1 and Bottom Right HDD Cable Connections

Port 1/A2 and Bottom Left HDD Cable Connections

Cabling for the HP Integrity rx8620 Server

Insight Manager 7 Hard Disk Drive Mapping

The previously described internal drive configuration produces the following mapping in IM7 when events occur on a target HDD, as shown in Table 1-4.

Table 1-4 Hard Drive Mapping for the HP Integrity rx8620 Server

SA5302 or 5304 Card Location HDD Identification

Cabinet

0 0 0 8 0 0 1/A2 6 rx8620

0 0 0 8 0 0 2/A1 6 rx8620

0 0 1 8 0 1 1/A2 6 rx8620

0 0 1 8 0 1 2/A1 6 rx8620

8 0 0 8 8 2 1/A2 6 SEU

8 0 0 8 8 2 2/A1 6 SEU

8 0 1 8 8 3 1/A2 6 SEU

I/O

Bay

I/O

Chassis

Slot Cabinet Cell Port

SCSI

HDD

Location

Physical

Drive

Top Left

Top Right

Bottom Left

Bottom Right

Top Left

Top Right

Bottom Left

8 0 1 8 8 3 2/A1 6 SEU

Bottom Right

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Configuring the Server Firmware and Software for RAID

To complete the installation and set up RAID for your server's internal hot swap drives, follow the procedures given in the Smart Array Controller User Guide:

• Configure your HP Smart Array controller card in an HP Integrity server (use HP Smart Array utilities and command line options from the EFI shell)

• Install and use the operating system-specific HP Smart Array utilities and software that help you manage your RAID

• Configure the HP Smart Array controller card for an external RAID storage system

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Configuring the Server Firmware and Software for RAID

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2 Cabling for the HP Integrity rx8640 Server

This chapter describes how to connect the cables of an HP Smart Array controller card to the internal hard drives of an HP Integrity rx8640 Server.

NOTE These instructions do not apply if you are connecting the controller card to an external mass

storage box. Refer instead to the HP Smart Array Controller User Guide that shipped with your card.

Table 2-1 shows the product numbers, descriptions and support matrix for the HP Smart Array controllers supported on the rx8640 server.

Table 2-1 Smart Array Cards Available for the HP Integrity rx8640 Server

Controller Product Number Description

SA6402 A9890A 2 channel / 128 MB cache Y

SA6404 A9891A 4 channel / 256 MB cache Y

Before you begin, you need:

• Cable kit (part number: A7027-63001)

• Smart Array controller card: See Table 2-1 for product numbers.

NOTE The part and product numbers listed in this document are correct as of the release date of the

document. Check http://partsurfer.hp.com for the most current part numbers.

Supported

on rx8640

Installing the HP Smart Array Controller Card

Step 1. If the server is running, shut down the OS, power off the server, and unplug the power cords.

Step 2. Remove the top cover of the server.

Step 3. If only one HP Smart Array controller card is to be installed, install it into slot 8 of IO Chassis 0 for

internal RAID configuration.

Step 4. If two HP Smart Array controller cards are to be installed, install them into slots 8 of IO Chassis 0

and IO Chassis 1 for internal RAID configuration.

NOTE The HP Smart Array controller card must be installed in PCI slot 8 for internal

RAID configurations. If another PCI card is located in slot 8, that card must be relocated to another slot.

Chapter 2

Cabling for the HP Integrity rx8640 Server

Single Partition RAID Configuration

Figure 2-1 shows the correct cabling for a single partition configuration, as viewed from the front of the server.

Figure 2-1 Smart Array Controller Card with Single Partition Cabling

Mass Storage Backplane Connections

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Single Partition RAID Configuration

RAID Cabling for IO Chassis 0 (Top Left and Top Right Hot Plug Hard Drives)

To set up the RAID cabling on the top left and top right hot plug hard drives, do the following:

Step 1. Verify that the HP Smart Array controller card is installed in PCI slot 8 of the IO Chassis 0.

Step 2. Retrieve two cables from the cable kit (A7027-63001).

Step 3. Identify the new cables using the colored cable ties which are also contained in the cable kit. For

each cable, use two of the same color tie, one on each end.

NOTE One end of each cable has a pull-tab connected to the SCSI connector which is

labeled “This Connector to PCI Card”. This end of the cable connects to the HP Smart Array card.

Step 4. Plug the end of one of the cables with the pull-tab into the SCSI connector Port A2 on the Smart

Array card (Port A2 is near the rear of the server). Repeat for SCSI connector Port A1 (Port A1 is near the center of the board).

Step 5. Route the cables as shown in Figure 2-3 towards the front of the server and over to the Mass

Storage Backplane connectors.

WARNING The cables must be routed along the side of the server. They must not lay on

top of the flat SCSI ribbon cable bundle or the PCI air dam. Doing so will damage the cables when the top is installed.

Step 6. Unplug the existing SCSI ribbon cable for the top left HDD. This is the left most connector on the

Mass Storage Backplane when viewed from the front of the server. See Figure 2-3

Step 7. Fold the SCSI connector on the ribbon cable so it will lay in front of the connector on the Mass

Storage Backplane. See Figure 2-2.

Figure 2-2 Folded SCSI Connector

Step 8. Plug the new cable from the Smart Array card Port A2 into the mass storage connector for the top

left drive.

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Step 9. Unplug the existing SCSI ribbon cable for the top right HDD. This is the second connector from the

right on the Mass Storage Bacplane when viewed from the front of the server. See Figure 2-2

Step 10. Fold the SCSI connector on the ribbon cable so it will lay in front of the connector on the Mass

Storage Backplane. See Figure 2-2.

Step 11. Plug the new cable from the Smart Array card Port A1 into the mass storage connector for the top

right drive.

Step 12. Arrange the new cables as shown in Figure 2-2 so that all of the slack is located in the PCI card

cage. The cables must be routed behind the removable media cable bundle and to the side of the air dam as shown.

Step 13. Loop the cable slack as shown in Figure 2-3.

Step 14. Use the Kwik Wrap ties to secure the cables in the chassis and to maintain the slack. One tie

should secure the cables to the PCI card cage through the lift handle

Figure 2-3 Smart Array Controller Card with Single Partition Cabling

Removable Media Cable Bundle

Cable Ties

PCI Lift Handle

Port A2 and Top Left HDD Cable Connections

Port A1 and Top Right HDD Cable Connections

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Cabling for the HP Integrity rx8640 Server

Dual Partition Configurations

This section gives instructions for the installation of a second Smart Array Controller Card into the server. This will provide a dual partition configuration in the server. Figure 2-4 shows the correct cabling for a dual partition configuration, as viewed from the front of the server.

Figure 2-4 Smart Array Controller Card with Dual Partition Cabling

Mass Storage Backplane Connections

RAID Cabling for IO Chassis 0 (Top Left and Top Right Hot Plug Hard Drives)

To set up the RAID cabling on the top left and top right hot plug hard drives, do the following:

Step 1. Verify that the HP Smart Array controller card is installed in PCI slot 8 of the IO Chassis 0.

Step 2. Retrieve two cables from the cable kit (A7027-63001).

Step 3. Identify the new cables using the colored cable ties which are also contained in the cable kit. For

each cable, use two of the same color, one on each end.

NOTE One end of each cable has a pull-tab connected to the SCSI connector which is

labeled “This Connector to PCI Card”. This end of the cable connects to the HP Smart Array card.

Step 4. Plug the end of one of the cables with the pull-tab into the SCSI connector Port A2 on the Smart

Array card (Port 1 is near the rear of the server). Repeat for SCSI connector Port A1 (Port 2 is near the center of the board).

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Step 5. Route the cables as shown in Figure 2-3 towards the front of the server and over to the Mass

Storage Backplane connectors.

WARNING The cables must be routed along the side of the server. They must not lay on

top of the flat SCSI ribbon cable bundle or the PCI air dam. Doing so will damage the cables when the top is installed.

Step 6. Unplug the existing SCSI ribbon cable for the top left HDD. This is the left most connector on the

Mass Storage Backplane when viewed from the front of the server. See Figure 2-3

Step 7. Fold the SCSI connector on the ribbon cable so it will lay in front of the connector on the Mass

Storage Backplane. See Figure 2-5.

Figure 2-5 Folded SCSI Connector

Step 8. Plug the new cable from the Smart Array card Port A2 into the mass storage connector for the top

left drive.

Step 9. Unplug the existing SCSI ribbon cable for the top right HDD. This is the second connector from the

right on the Mass Storage Bacplane when viewed from the front of the server. See Figure 2-3

Step 10. Fold the SCSI connector on the ribbon cable so it will lay in front of the connector on the Mass

Storage Backplane.See Figure 2-5.

Step 11. Plug the new cable from the Smart Array card Port A1 into the mass storage connector for the top

right drive.

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Figure 2-6 Smart Array Controller Card with Dual Partition Cabling

Removable Media Cable Bundle

Ties

PCI Lift Handle

Port A1 and Top Right HDD Cable Connections

Port A2 and Top Left HDD Cable Connections

RAID Cabling for IO Chassis 1 (Bottom Left and Bottom Right Hot Plug Hard Drives)

To set up the RAID cabling on the bottom left and bottom right hot plug hard drives, do the following, from the front of the server:

Step 1. Verify that the HP Smart Array controller card is installed in PCI slot 8 of IO Chassis 1.

Step 2. Retrieve two cables from the cable kit (A7027-63001).

Step 3. Identify the new cables using the colored cable ties which are also contained in the cable kit (for

each cable, use two of the same color, one on each end). Using a different color tie on each cable makes it easier to identify the cables for installation and servicing.

NOTE One end of each cable has a pull-tab connected to the SCSI connector which is

labeled “This Connector to PCI Card”. This end of the cable connects to the HP Smart Array card.

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Step 4. Plug the end of one of the cables with the pull-tab into the SCSI connector Port A2 on the Smart

Array card (Port 1 is near the rear of the server). Repeat for SCSI connector Port A1 (Port 2 is near the center of the board).

Step 5. Route the cables as shown in Figure 2-7 towards the front of the server and over to the Mass

Storage Backplane connectors.

WARNING The cables must be routed along the side of the PCI card cage and PCI fans.

They must not lay on top of the PCI fans or the PCI air dam. Doing so will damage the cables.

Step 6. Unplug the existing SCSI ribbon cable for the bottom left HDD. This is the second connector from

the left on the Mass Storage Backplane when viewed from the front of the server. See Figure 2-7

Step 7. Fold the SCSI connector on the ribbon cable so it will lay in front of the connector on the Mass

Storage Backplane. See Figure 2-5.

Step 8. Plug the new cable from the Smart Array card Port A2 into the mass storage connector for the top

left drive.

Step 9. Unplug the existing SCSI ribbon cable for the top right HDD. This is the right most connector on

the Mass Storage Bacplane when viewed from the front of the server. See Figure 2-7

Step 10. Fold the SCSI connector on the ribbon cable so it will lay in front of the connector on the Mass

Storage Backplane. See Figure 2-5.

Step 11. Plug the new cable from the Smart Array card Port A1 into the mass storage connector for the top

right drive.

Step 12. Arrange the new cables as shown in Figure 2-7 so that all of the slack is located in the PCI card

cage. The cables must be routed behind the removable media cable bundle and to the side of the air dam as shown.

Step 13. Loop the cable slack as shown in Figure 2-7.

Step 14. Use the Kwik Wrap ties to secure the cables in the chassis and to maintain the slack. One tie

should secure the cables to the PCI card cage through the lift handle

Step 15. Arrange the new cables as shown in Figure 2-7 so that all of the slack is located in the PCI card

cage.

Step 16. Loop the cable slack as shown in Figure 2-7. Use the Kwik Wraps to fasten the cables in place and

maintain the slack (this allows servicing of the other PCI cards).

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Figure 2-7 Smart Array Controller Card with Dual Partition Cabling

Removable Media Cable Bundle

Ties

PCI Lift Handle

Port A1 and Bottom Right HDD Cable Connections

Port A2 and Bottom Left HDD Cable Connections

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Insight Manager 7 Hard Disk Drive Mapping

The previously described internal drive configuration produces the following mapping in IM7 when events occur on a target HDD, as shown in Table 2-2.

Table 2-2 Hard Drive Mapping for the HP Integrity rx8620 Server

SA5302 or 5304 Card Location HDD Identification

Cabinet

0 0 0 8 0 0 A2 6 rx8620

0 0 0 8 0 0 A1 6 rx8620

0 0 1 8 0 1 A2 6 rx8620

0 0 1 8 0 1 A1 6 rx8620

8 0 0 8 8 2 A2 6 SEU

8 0 0 8 8 2 A1 6 SEU

8 0 1 8 8 3 A2 6 SEU

I/O

Bay

I/O

Chassis

Slot Cabinet Cell Port

SCSI

HDD

Location

Physical

Drive

Top Left

Top Right

Bottom Left

Bottom Right

Top Left

Top Right

Bottom Left

8 0 1 8 8 3 A1 6 SEU

Bottom Right

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Configuring the Server Firmware and Software for RAID

To complete the installation and set up RAID for your server's internal hot swap drives, follow the procedures given in the Smart Array Controller User Guide:

• Configure your HP Smart Array controller card in an HP Integrity server (use HP Smart Array utilities and command line options from the EFI shell)

• Install and use the operating system-specific HP Smart Array utilities and software that help you manage your RAID

• Configure the HP Smart Array controller card for an external RAID storage system

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3 Cabling for the Server Expansion Unit

This chapter describes how to connect the cables of an HP Smart Array controller card to the internal hard drives of a Server or Server Expansion Unit (SEU) connected to an HP Integrity rx8620 or rx8640 server.

NOTE These instructions do not apply if you are connecting the controller card to an external mass

storage box. Refer instead to the HP Smart Array Controller User Guide that shipped with your card.

Table 3-1 shows the product numbers, descriptions and support matrix for the HP Smart Array controllers supported on the rx8620 and rx8640 servers. If a card is supported in a server, that card is also supported in a SEU connected to that server.

Table 3-1 Smart Array Cards Available for the HP Integrity rx8620 Server

Controller Product Number Description

SA5302 A9825A 2 channel / 128 MB cache Y N

SA5304 A9826A 4 channel / 256 MB cache Y N

SA6402 A9890A 2 channel / 128 MB cache Y Y

SA6404 A9891A 4 channel / 256 MB cache Y Y

NOTE When cabling an HP Smart Array controller card to the Server Expansion Unit (SEU), the

PCI-X I/O and SCSI HDD Backplane architecture are identical in the rx8620/rx8640 server and in the Server Expansion Unit. Adding the Server Expansion Unit allows for a 3-partition or 4-partition configuration.

Before you begin, you need:

• Cable kit (part number: A7027-63001)

• Smart Array controller card: See Table 3-1 for product numbers.

NOTE The part and product numbers listed in this document are correct as of the release date of the

document. Check http://partsurfer.hp.com for the most current part numbers.

Supported

on rx8620

Supported

on rx8640

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