HP Netserver LP 2000r User Guide

Chapter 3 Installing Mass Storage Devices

◊ A secondary IDE connector (IDE-2) is available on the system board,

but is not used.

• SCSI Device Selection

◊ Use only HP LVD low-profile (1 inch) SCSI 3.5-inch hard disk drives

in the Hot Swap drive slots.

◊ Ensure the SCSI devices you install in Hot Swap slots do not have

terminations installed. The Hot Swap backplane provides automatic

termination for any unused slots. The HP Hot Swap SCSI drives come

set without device ID or termination. Do not change these settings.

◊ Do not use high voltage differential (HVD) SCSI devices on either of

the SCSI channels. Using these devices will damage the backplane and

render the SCSI drive slots inoperable.

◊ The embedded dual-channel Ultra-160M SCSI controller includes

connectors for SCSI channels A and B.

◊ Channel A is used for connecting to the two SCSI backplane boards.

The standard SCSI cable has one 68-pin, high-density connector for

connecting to SCSI backplanes.

◊ 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. It can also be

connected to internal backplanes and used for duplex mode. For

information about duplexing, see “Duplexing Using Internal SCSI

Channels” later in this chapter.

• SCSI Drive Addressing

◊ The SCSI drives in the Hot Swap slots are automatically assigned SCSI

addresses according to their drive slot location-not on SCSI addresses

you may set (see Figure 3-1). This is also the case if you are using a

RAID controller board. Do not set SCSI ID software settings or

jumpers on the SCSI drive’s controller board.

• SCSI Device Installation Order

◊ The six Hot Swap drive slots support various SCSI HDD

configurations. Start from the top left side when adding Hot Swap

SCSI hard drives in the HP Netserver.

• Filler Panels

◊ Ensure that the empty SCSI HDD slots in the chassis have filler panels

inserted before powering on the Netserver to ensure proper airflow. See

Figure 3-2.