HP IBRIX X9720 Network Storage System Capacity Block Installation Instructions (AW549-96036, June 2012)

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HP IBRIX X9720 Network

Storage System Capacity

Block (X9700c and X9700cx)

Installation Instructions

Printed in Puerto Rico

**AW549-96036**

HP Part

Number: AW549-96036

Published: June 2012

Edition: Fourth

Adding capacity blocks on X9720 systems

WARNING! To reduce the risk of personal

injury or damage to the equipment, follow these

recommendations:

• Use two people to lift, move, and install the

HP X9700c component.

• Use an appropriate lifting device to lift,

move, and install the HP X9700cx

component.

• Always extend only one component at a

time. A cabinet could become unstable if

more than one component is extended for

any reason.

CAUTION: When handling system

components, equipment may be damaged by

electrostatic discharge (ESD). Use proper

anti-static protection at all times:

• Keep the replacement component in the

ESD bag until needed.

• Wear an ESD wrist strap grounded to an

unpainted surface of the chassis.

• Touch an unpainted surface of the chassis

before handling the component.

• Never touch the connector pins.

Carton contents

• HP X9700c, containing 12 disk drives

• HP X9700cx containing 70 disk drives

• Rack mounting hardware

• Two-meter cables (quantity—4)

• Four-meter cables (quantity—2)

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Summary of content (6 pages)

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HP IBRIX X9720 Network Storage System Capacity Block (X9700c and X9700cx) Installation Instructions Adding capacity blocks on X9720 systems WARNING! To reduce the risk of personal injury or damage to the equipment, follow these recommendations: • Use two people to lift, move, and install the HP X9700c component. • Use an appropriate lifting device to lift, move, and install the HP X9700cx component. • Always extend only one component at a time.
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Where to install the capacity blocks Base cabinet additional capacity blocks 1 X9700c 4 6 X9700cx 3 2 X9700c 3 7 TFT monitor and keyboard 3 X9700c 2 8 c-Class Blade Enclosure 4 X9700c 1 9 X9700cx 2 5 X9700cx 4 10 X9700cx 1 1 X9700c 8 5 X9700cx 8 2 X9700c 7 6 X9700cx 7 3 X9700c 6 7 X9700cx 6 4 X9700c 5 8 X9700cx 5 Installation procedure Add the capacity blocks one at a time, until the system contains the maximum it can hold.
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Step 1—Install X9700c in the cabinet 3. Tighten the thumbscrews to secure the X9700cx to the cabinet. WARNING! The X9700c is heavy; therefore, observe local occupational health and safety requirements and guidelines, such as using two people to lift, move, and install this component. 1. Secure the front end of the rails to the cabinet in the correct location. NOTE: Identify the left (L) and right (R) rack rails by markings stamped into the sheet metal. 2. 3. 4.
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Base cabinet Expansion cabinet Callouts 1 through 3 indicate additional X9700c components. 1 X9700c 8 2 X9700c 7 1 X9700c 4 3 X9700c 6 2 X9700c 3 4 X9700c 5 3 X9700c 2 5 Used by base cabinet. 4 X9700c 1 6 5 SAS switch ports 1 through 4 (in interconnect bay 3 of the c-Class Blade Enclosure). Ports 2 through 4 are used by additional capacity blocks. SAS switch ports 5 through 8 (in interconnect bay 3 of the c-Class Blade Enclosure). 7 Used by base cabinet.
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power cords to the X9700cx first, and then connect the power cords to the X9700c. IMPORTANT: If you added the capacity block to an existing system that must remain online, be sure to use the procedure “Performing a rolling reboot,” described in the HP IBRIX X9720/X9730 Network Storage System Administrator Guide. If you added the capacity block to an existing system that is offline, you can reboot all nodes at once.
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1. 2. Run exds_stdiag to identify the chassis serial number of the new capacity block. In the output, the serial number is the string YYYYYYYYYY: HP technical support ctlr P89A40E9SWY02E ExDS9100cc in YYYYYYYYYY slot 1 fw 0134.2010120901 boxes 3 disks 82 luns 11 batteries 2/OK cache OK box 1 ExDS9100c sn SGA00302RB fw 1.56 temp OK fans OK,OK,OK,OK power OK,OK box 2 ExDS9100cx sn CN800100CP fw 2.66 temp OK fans OK,OK power OK,OK,OK,OK box 3 ExDS9100cx sn CN800100CP fw 2.