HP P6000 Installation Instructions Manual page 12

d. For the I/O module that you connected, check that the overall operational state and the
connection and operational states for each port displays Good. The other I/O module that
is not yet connected will display Not installed for the overall operational state and Not
available for each port operational state.
NOTE:
the overall operational state will display Loading firmware. The state will remain as Loading
firmware until the other I/O module is connected. At that point, the I/O module firmware
will be upgraded.
e. Once you connect the other I/O module, repeat
module's status.
6. Complete the connections to I/O module A:
a. Unplug the cable between DP-A on controller 1 and I/O module A port P1 on the nearest
disk enclosure below the controller enclosure. Connect the cable from DP-A on controller 1
to I/O module A port P1 on the newly installed disk enclosure (3,
b. Using a long cable, plug one end into port P1 of I/O module A on the existing disk enclosure
below and closest to the controller enclosure and I/O module A port P2 on the newly installed
disk enclosure (4,
7. Repeat step 5 to verify the I/O module A connections.
8. Verify that I/O modules A and B on the added enclosure have been assigned a unique (but not
necessarily sequential) index number.
12 Cabling the enclosure
If the newly added disk enclosure is at a different I/O module firmware version,
Figure 1 1).
Step 5.b through Step 5.d
Figure 1
to verify that I/O
1).