Installing Hardware Options
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HP ProLiant ML530 Generation 2 Server Setup and Installation Guide
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Use drives with the same capacity to provide the greatest storage space efficiency
when the drives are grouped together into the same drive array.
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Remove all terminating jumpers from third-party SCSI devices before cabling.
HP SCSI cables are already terminated.
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The SCSI ID for each hard drive is set automatically as the bay number
(bay 0 = SCSI ID 0).
Installing the Hot-Plug Hard Drive
To install a hot-plug hard drive into a drive cage:
1.
For tower-model servers only, open the front bezel door to access the hot-plug
drive cages on the front of the server. See “Opening the Front Bezel Door” in this
chapter.
2.
Remove the drive blank from the next available hot-plug drive bay:
a.
Push the retaining clip inward to unlock the drive blank (1).
b.
Grasp the drive blank by the front handle.
c.
Slide the drive blank out of the drive bay (2).
Figure 3-44: Removing the drive blank from the next
available hot-plug drive bay