Connecting Storage Devices; Connecting Internal Storage - HP P600 User Manual

9. If the controller was hot-plugged, power up the slot.

Connecting storage devices

You can connect the controller ports to internal SAS drives ("Connecting internal
storage" on page 13) or to external enclosures ("Connecting external storage" on
page 14) that contain SAS or SATA drives. For information about the supported
drive models, refer to the HP website (http://www.hp.com).

Connecting internal storage

1. If the storage device that you are adding is not hot-pluggable, power down
the system.
2. Install hard drives, if necessary.
For additional information about drive installation, refer to the appropriate
section in this guide ("Replacing, moving, or adding hard drives" on page 33)
and consult the server documentation and the documentation that
accompanied the drives.
3. If you intend to connect the drives to the shared internal port of the controller
(port 1I), disconnect any storage devices that are attached to the shared
external port (port 1E). When both these ports are connected to storage
media, the controller preferentially discovers the devices on the external
shared port, and drives on the internal shared port are unavailable.
4. Use the internal wide SAS cable provided with the server to connect the
controller to the drives.
CAUTION: Do not operate the server for long periods with the
access panel open or removed. Operating the server in this manner
results in improper airflow and improper cooling that can lead to thermal
damage.
IMPORTANT: Drives that are to be used in the same array must be of
the same type, either all SAS or all SATA. (Parallel SCSI drives cannot
be used with this controller.)
NOTE: Drives that are to be grouped in the same array should all have
comparable capacity for efficient use of total storage capacity.
Installing the controller hardware 13