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Safety Precautions ...........................................................................................1
1 HP Rack Storage/12 Overview ......................................................................3
Front View......................................................................................................3
Status LEDs ...............................................................................................4
Bezel..........................................................................................................4
Drive Cage.................................................................................................4
Hot-Swap Hard Drives................................................................................5
Filler Panels ...............................................................................................6
Drive Spacers ............................................................................................6
Rear View ......................................................................................................7
Power Switch .............................................................................................7
Power Supplies ..........................................................................................8
RS/12 SCSI Card .......................................................................................9
Management Board....................................................................................9
2 Controls, Ports, and Indicators ..................................................................11
Front View....................................................................................................11
Chassis Status LEDs................................................................................11
Hard Drive Status Indicators.....................................................................12
Rear View ....................................................................................................12
Power Switch ...........................................................................................13
RS/12 SCSI Card .....................................................................................13
Management Board..................................................................................14
Power Supplies ........................................................................................15
Operating and Managing the HP Rack Storage/12 .......................................16
Power On.................................................................................................16
Power Off.................................................................................................17
Managing Disk Arrays ..............................................................................17
3 Installing the HP Rack Storage/12 in a Rack..............................................19
Tools Required.............................................................................................20
Installing Rack Nuts......................................................................................20
Installing the Support Rails...........................................................................21
Installing the Chassis....................................................................................22
Installing Components..................................................................................24