Hard drive overview, Sas and sata hard drive guidelines – HP 600 Modular Disk System User Manual
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Setup 18
WARNING:
The HP MDS600 Disk System is very heavy. To reduce the risk of personal injury or
damage to the equipment:
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Observe local occupational health and safety requirements and guidelines for manual
material handling.
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Remove all installed HP MDS600 Disk System components from their HP MDS600 Disk
Systems before installing or moving the HP MDS600 Disk Systems.
•
Use caution and get help to lift and stabilize HP MDS600 Disk Systems during installation or
removal, especially when the HP MDS600 Disk System is not fastened to the rack.
WARNING:
Always use at least two people to lift an enclosure into the rack. If the enclosure is
being loaded into the rack above chest level, a third person must assist with aligning the enclosure
with the rails while the other two people support the weight of the enclosure.
5.
Install the HP MDS600 Disk System.
6.
Tighten the thumbscrews to secure the HP MDS600 Disk System to the rack.
The installation is complete.
Hard drive overview
The MDS600 supports up to 35 SAS or SATA hard drives per storage drawer. Always populate hard drive
bays from the rear to the front starting with the highest device bay ID number ("
" on
). All unpopulated drive bays require drive blanks to properly distribute air flow and cool the
installed drives.
SAS and SATA hard drive guidelines
When adding hard drives to the hard drive drawer, observe the following general guidelines:
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Verify that the drives are fully seated before closing the drawer.
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The drawer is fully closed when the fans slow down to their normal speed.
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The drawer should be closed with the handle in the released position.