HP Netserver LXr Pro NetRAID Installation Guide

Part 2 - Setting Up the HP Rack Storage/8 and Rack-

Mounting Cluster Devices

In this step you will both setup the HP Rack Storage/8 units and install them and other cluster devices in the

rack.

Setting up the HP Rack Storage/8

Your HP Rack Storage/8 units will be used for shared storage in the cluster and must be set up for single bus

operation. Although the HP Rack Storage/8 are shipped from the factory configured for single bus operations.

Check their setup as outlined below and change them as necessary.

Single Bus Operation

When cabled as a single bus unit, the HP Rack Storage/8 provides up to eight hard disk drives on a single SCSI

bus. To set up the Rack Storage/8 for single bus operation:

1. Set the Option Switches to the positions shown in the following illustration.

2. Use the bridge cable included as part of the shipped items, and connect the port labeled 1-Out to the port

labeled 2-In.

HP Rack Storage/8 Single Bus Configuration

Bridge Cable