HP LSI MegaRAID SAS 9260-8i Installation Manual Download Page 1

LSI MegaRAID SAS 9260-8i card

installation

Introduction

This document describes how to install the LSI MegaRAID SAS 9260-8i 6Gb SAS RAID-on-Chip (ROC)

card in HP Z series Workstations. Procedures are included for connecting SAS hard drives mounted in

hard drive bays and optical drive bays to the Redundant Array of Independent Drives (RAID) controller

card.

Kit contents

LSI MegaRAID SAS 9260-8i controller card

MiniSAS 4i to 4X SATA internal adapter cable (short)

4-Port data cable with 90-degree connectors (long)

4-Port data cable with straight connectors (long)

CD with software drivers and manufacturer's documentation

Hard drive activity LED cable

Installation instructions (this document)

Warranty information

Before you begin

To view 

QuickSpecs

 and determine the compatibility of this product with your HP computer, see

http://www.hp.com/go/productbulletin

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Introduction

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Summary of Contents for LSI MegaRAID SAS 9260-8i

Page 1: ... LSI MegaRAID SAS 9260 8i controller card MiniSAS 4i to 4X SATA internal adapter cable short 4 Port data cable with 90 degree connectors long 4 Port data cable with straight connectors long CD with software drivers and manufacturer s documentation Hard drive activity LED cable Installation instructions this document Warranty information Before you begin To view QuickSpecs and determine the compati...

Page 2: ...mputer users and provides important electrical and mechanical safety information This guide is located at http www hp com ergo and on the documentation CD if one is included with the product WARNING If a product is shipped in packaging marked with this symbol the product must always be lifted by two persons to avoid personal injury due to product weight CAUTION Static electricity can damage the el...

Page 3: ...service guide for your computer at http www hp com support manuals 2 Power down the computer and then disconnect the power cord 3 Power down all external devices and then disconnect them from the computer 4 Remove the side access panel Removing components 1 If present remove the card support to enable access to the expansion slots and system board connectors 2 Select an appropriate PCIe2 x16 or x8...

Page 4: ...nstall the SAS RAID controller card into the selected PCIe expansion slot on the system board Ensure that the card is fully seated in the expansion slot 2 Close the expansion slot retention clamp to secure the card in the slot Figure 2 Installing the SAS RAID controller card 4 LSI MegaRAID SAS 9260 8i card installation ENWW ...

Page 5: ...ta cable connections on page 8 Use the long 4 port data cable with 90 degree connectors provided in this kit to connect the hard drives to the RAID controller card HP Z400 Workstations Optical bay Standard data cable connections on page 8 Use the long 4 port data cable with straight connectors provided in this kit to connect the hard drives to the RAID controller card HP Z600 Workstations HP Z800 ...

Page 6: ... setting and resetting card BIOS defaults Blind mate data cable connections NOTE This procedure assumes that the primary hard drive is located in HDD BAY 0 and that all internal bays are being connected to the RAID controller It is not necessary to connect all internal drives or use all four of the connectors on the MiniSAS internal adapter cable The short MiniSAS 4i 4X SATA cable is used only to ...

Page 7: ...onnect the SAS hard drive data cables to the MiniSAS 4i to 4X SATA internal adapter cable a Connect the HDD BAY 0 cable to port 0 P0 on the MiniSAS internal adapter cable b Match the subsequent HDD BAY cables to the corresponding port on the MiniSAS internal adapter cable c For RAID configuration populate the internal hard drive bays before populating the optical bays with hard drives Figure 5 Con...

Page 8: ...10 Standard data cable connections This section applies to SAS hard drives installed in all optical bays and SAS hard drives installed in the internal hard drive bays of HP workstations without blind mate cabling 1 Ensure that there is a SAS to SATA interconnect cable adapter supplied with the HP workstation SAS hard drive kit attached to the data connector on the SAS hard drive Figure 7 Attaching...

Page 9: ...ch the coupled end of the data cable to the selected Internal connector on the RAID controller 1 b Attach the four splitter cables on the other end of the data cable to the data cable connectors on the hard drives 2 c To connect power to the hard drives see the hard drive product documentation Figure 8 Data cable connections 5 Continue with Connecting the LED activity indicator on page 10 ENWW Ste...

Page 10: ...Step 4 Reassembling the computer 1 Reinstall the card support if applicable 2 Reinstall the side access panel 3 Reconnect power to the computer and all external devices 4 Restore power to the computer and all external devices Step 5 Loading and setting up driver software For instructions on loading and setting up the SAS drivers for use with your computer see the manufacturer s documentation shipp...

Page 11: ... HP computer model at http www hp com support Additional information is available at http www hp com support RAID_FAQs Japanese 日本語 This document is available in Japanese See http www hp com support manuals then select your product and select Japanese from the drop down Manual Language menu このドキュメントは日本語版が用意されています http www hp com support manuals にアクセ スし ご使用のワークステーション製品を選択し Manual Language ドロップダウン メ...

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