Chapter 2
System Information
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Ensure the SCSI devices you install in Hot Swap bays do not have terminations installed.
The Hot Swap backplane provides automatic termination for any unused bays. The HP Hot
Swap SCSI drives come set without device ID or termination. Do not change these settings.
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Do not use high voltage differential (HVD) SCSI devices on either of the SCSI channels or
damage will occur.
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The embedded dual-channel Ultra-3 SCSI controller includes connectors for SCSI channels
A and B.
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Channel A is used for connection to the SCSI backplane board, which provides three 80-pin
connectors for Hot Swap SCSI drives. The standard SCSI cable has one 68-pin, high-
density connector for the SCSI backplane, which provides for automatic termination of the
SCSI drives.
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Channel B is used to control external mass storage devices, including an external backup
tape drive.
Channel B is connected to the external 68-pin SCSI connector on the rear of the Netserver.
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SCSI Drive Addressing
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The addresses of the SCSI drives are automatically assigned by the drive bay location in the
chassis.
No SCSI ID software settings or jumpers are required if using an HP NetRAID Controller
board inserted into the only PCI slot.
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Automatic address assignment is also true for the three Hot Swap drive bays.
The three Hot Swap bays support various SCSI HDD configurations.
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Start from the left side of the chassis when adding Hot Swap SCSI hard drives in the HP
Netserver.
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Filler Panels
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Ensure all empty bays in the chassis have filler panels inserted before powering on the
Netserver to ensure proper airflow. If there are empty bays, the existing drives and the
Netserver may not receive the proper ventilation and could suffer thermal damage.
CAUTION
To prevent overheating or excessive electromagnetic radiation, use the filler panels
to fill the empty bays. If the filler panels are left out of the drive bays, thermal
damage and/or excessive EMI could occur.
CD-ROM
Flexible Disk Drive (FDD)
SCSI ID 0
SCSI ID 1
SCSI ID 2
Drive Bay 1
Drive Bay 2
Drive Bay 3
Drive Bay 4
Drive Bay 5
HP Netserver Drive Bays