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HP Netserver E Server series User Manual

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Chapter 3

Installing Mass Storage Devices

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Installing the Optional Internal/External SCSI Cable Kit

The HP NetServer E 800 can be configured to extend one of its SCSI channels
(typically channel B) to an external SCSI connector. This allows you to connect
additional external mass storage devices to the second channel of the NetServer’s
embedded SCSI controller. It requires a second SCSI cable, HP NetServer E 800
Internal/External SCSI Cable Kit, PN: P1774A.

SCSI Channel A

To External
SCSI Device(s)
(optional)

SCSI Channel B*

SCSI Device 1

SCSI Device 2

*Requires
P1774A External
SCSI Cable Kit

Non-duplex Configuration

Figure 3-7. SCSI Cables Non-Duplex Connection

1. To install the external cable, connect one end to the free SCSI connector

(Channel B) on the system board.

WARNING

Ensure you do not touch the sharp metal edges from the
knock-out once you have removed it. The empty knock-out
leaves sharp metal on the edges.