HP D6000 Disk Enclosure User manual

HP D6000 Disk Enclosure
Installation Instructions
Part Number: 682252-001
September 2012
Edition: 1

Rack warnings
WARNING: To reduce the risk of personal injury or damage
to the equipment, be sure that:
•The leveling jacks are extended to the floor.
•The full weight of the rack rests on the leveling jacks.
•The stabilizing feet are attached to the rack if it is a
single-rack installation.
•The racks are coupled together in multiple-rack
installations.
•Only one component is extended at a time. A rack may
become unstable if more than one component is extended
for any reason.
WARNING: To reduce the risk of personal injury or
equipment damage when unloading a rack:
•At least two people are needed to safely unload the rack
from the pallet. An empty 42U rack can weigh as much as
115 kg (253 lb), can stand more than 2.1 m (7 ft) tall, and
might become unstable when being moved on its casters.
•
Never stand in front of the rack when it is rolling down the
ramp from the pallet. Always handle the rack from both
sides.

Site requirements
Select an installation site that meets the detailed installation site requirements
described in the user guide on the Documentation CD.
1Installing the enclosure
WARNING: The D6000 with no drives installed weighs
72.58 kg (160.00 lb). With all drives and components
installed, the enclosure can weigh up to 145.15 kg (320 lb).
Before configuring your rack solution, be sure to check the
manufacturer weight limits and specifications. Failure to do so
can result in physical injury or damage to the equipment and
the facility.
CAUTION: Always plan the rack installation so that the
heaviest item is on the bottom of the rack. Install the heaviest
item first, and continue to populate the rack from the bottom to
the top.
CAUTION: HP has not tested or validated the D6000 with
any third-party racks. Before installing the D6000 in a
third-party rack, be sure to properly scope the limitations of
the rack and consider the following:
•You must fully understand the static and dynamic load
carrying capacity of the rack and be sure that it can
accommodate the weight of the D6000.
•You must install a 1U tray beneath the D6000 to ensure
proper support.
•Be sure sufficient clearance exists for cabling, installation
and removal of the enclosure, actuation of the rack doors,
and full articulation of the drive drawers.
IMPORTANT: Some racks other than the HP Rack 10000
Series rack do not allow full access to hard drive bays 29–35
in hard drive drawer 2.
The rack rails are marked for easy identification. The left rack rail is marked "L" and
the right rack rail is marked "R."
To install the rack rails:
1. Begin with the left rack rail. Align the end of the rail with the rear rack column.
2. Slide the rack rail closed until the end of the rail is locked in place, wrapping
behind the rear rack column.

3. Slide the front end of the rail to the rack front column. When fully seated, the
rack rail will lock into place.
4. Repeat the procedure for the right rack rail.
WARNING: The enclosure is very heavy. To reduce the risk
of personal injury or damage to the equipment:
•Observe local occupational health and safety
requirements and guidelines for manual material
handling.
•Remove all installed enclosure components from their
enclosures before installing or moving the enclosures.
•Use caution and get help to lift and stabilize enclosures
during installation or removal, especially when the
enclosure is not fastened to the rack.
WARNING: Always use at least two people to lift an
enclosure into the rack. If the enclosure is being loaded into
the rack above chest level, a third person must assist with
aligning the enclosure with the rails while the other two
people support the weight of the enclosure.

5. Install the enclosure, making sure to tighten the thumbscrews to secure the
enclosure to the rack.
The installation is complete.
2Installing the hard drives
A D6000 supports up to 35 hard drives per storage drawer. For weight-distribution
purposes and best-possible cooling, populate hard drive bays from the rear to the
front, starting with the highest device bay ID number. To properly distribute air flow
and cool the installed drives, make sure that all drive bays are populated with a drive
or a drive blank.
Before installing the drives, confirm that they are supported for use in the enclosure.
For more information, see the QuickSpecs on the HP website
(http://www.hp.com/go/d6000/quickspecs).
When adding hard drives to the hard drive drawer, observe the following general
guidelines:
•Verify that the drives are fully seated before closing the drawer.
•The drawer is fully closed when the fans slow down to their normal speed.
•The drawer should be closed with the handle in the released position.
•Hard drives are sensitive to excess vibration. Use care when opening and
closing the drawer.
•A RAID 1 mirror requires an even number of hard drives.
•Drives that will be configured within an array should be the same capacity to
provide the greatest storage space efficiency.
NOTE: ACU does not support mixing SAS and SATA drives
in the same logical volume.
To install the drives:
1. Be sure all I/O bays contain either an I/O module or an I/O blank. The hard
drive drawer does not open if I/O bays are empty.

2. Be sure the I/O modules or I/O blanks are fully seated and their handles are in
the locked position. The hard drive drawer does not open if I/O modules or I/O
blanks are not fully seated with their handles in the locked position.
WARNING: TIP HAZARD! To reduce the risk of personal
injury or damage to the equipment, do not extend the hard
drive drawers beyond the supporting surface when the unit is
not installed in a rack.
WARNING: To reduce the risk of personal injury or damage
to the equipment, ensure that only one hard drive drawer is
extended at a time.
3. Extend the hard drive drawer.
WARNING: Pinch hazard—Keep hands out of front and rear
of chassis when closing hard drive drawers.
CAUTION: To prevent improper cooling and thermal
damage, do not operate the D6000 for an extended period of
time with the drawer open.
CAUTION: To prevent improper cooling and thermal
damage, do not operate the D6000 unless all bays are
populated with either a component or a blank.

4. Remove the hard drive blank.
5. Prepare the hard drive.

6. Install the hard drive.
WARNING: Pinch hazard—Keep hands out of front and rear
of chassis when closing hard drive drawers.
7. When all drives have been installed, close the hard drive drawer.
3Installing optional I/O modules
The D6000 ships with two I/O modules, one for each storage drawer. Installing
additional I/O modules expands support from single-domain to dual-domain.
CAUTION: If the I/O module is installed in an enclosure for
which it was not designed, the module will not function
properly. Read the labels on the I/O module and the
enclosure to confirm compatibility. For example, an I/O
module with a "6G IO module" label is supported for use only
in the 6G, D6000 disk enclosure; an I/O module with no
label is supported for use only in a 3G disk enclosure such as
the MDS600.
To install an I/O module:
1. Be sure the hard drive drawer is closed completely.

2. To remove the I/O blank, release the I/O blank handle, pull the I/O blank
handle down until it ejects the I/O blank, and then remove the I/O blank from
the enclosure.
3. To install the I/O module, insert the I/O module into the enclosure and push the
I/O module handle up. Be sure the I/O module is seated fully, and the I/O
module handle is in the locked position.
The installation installation is complete.
To install the second I/O module in the other enclosure drawer, repeat the
procedure.
CAUTION: For best cooling practices, do not operate the
enclosure for extended periods with more than one
component or blank removed. When removing an active
component, replace it with a blank.

4Cabling the D6000
After installing the D6000 in a rack, connect the I/O cables and power cords to the
rear panel.
IMPORTANT: To achieve 6G performance, all components
in a system (hard drives, disk enclosures, switches, and
controllers) must be 6G capable.
Mini-SAS I/O cables
The D6000 does not ship with any I/O cables, but supports the use of 2.00 m (6.56
ft) mini-SAS cables.
For information about the supported cables, see the QuickSpecs on the HP website
(http://www.hp.com/go/d6000/quickspecs).
Observe the following guidelines:
•Only use supported 2.00 m (6.56 ft) external mini-SAS cables.
•Always be sure that the servers attached to the D6000 are powered down
before connecting SAS cables.
The D6000 can be deployed in the following environments:
•Direct-connect: Connected directly to a rack-mounted or stand-alone server with
a supported Smart Array controller installed.
•Switch-connect: Connected to a SAS BL Switch installed in a BladeSystem
c-Class enclosure (and server blades with a supported Smart Array controller
installed.
In direct-connect and switch-connect environments, when one I/O module is installed
in each storage drawer, single domain is supported. When additional, optional I/O
modules are installed, dual-domain is supported.
Because each D6000 storage drawer is managed as a separate enclosure, the
drawers can be connected to different servers or switches.
To connect the mini-SAS I/O cables:
1. Connect a mini-SAS cable to port 1 on the primary (top) I/O module on the
designated storage drawer.
2. Connect the other end of the mini-SAS cable to a port on the switch or server
HBA.
3. If optional, additional I/O modules were installed, install an additional cable to
port 1 of the secondary (bottom) I/O module and to the redundant switch or
server HBA port.
4. Repeat these cabling steps to connect the other D6000 drawer.
The following illustration shows one example of cabling the D6000. For more
information and examples, see the following documents, available on the HP website
(http://www.hp.com/go/d6000/manuals):
•HP D6000 Disk Enclosure Direct Connect Cabling Guide

•HP BladeSystem Deployment Guide for Solutions with 6Gb SAS BL Switches
and External SAS Storage Enclosures
Power cords
The power cord should be approved for use in your country. The power cord must be
rated for the product and for the voltage and current marked on the electrical ratings
label of the product. The voltage and current rating for the cord should be greater
than the voltage and current rating marked on the product. In addition, the diameter
of the wire must be a minimum of 1.00 mm or 18 AWG. The maximum length may
be up to 3.66 m (12 ft).

WARNING: To reduce the risk of electric shock or damage to
the equipment:
•Do not disable the power cord grounding plug. The
grounding plug is an important safety feature.
•Plug the power cord into a grounded (earthed) electrical
outlet that is easily accessible at all times.
•Unplug the power cord from the power supply to
disconnect power to the equipment.
•Do not route the power cord where it can be walked on or
pinched by items placed against it. Pay particular attention
to the plug, electrical outlet, and the point where the cord
extends from the storage system.
To connect AC power cords:
1. Connect the power cords to the power supplies.
2. Connect the power cords to the AC power source.
5Powering up
Observe the following guidelines before powering up the D6000:
•Always install all components of the D6000.
•Install hard drives in the D6000 so the connected host controllers can identify
and configure them at power up.
•Always power up the D6000 first, and then the server.
To power up the D6000:
1. Complete server hardware installation and cabling. For more information, see
the server documentation.
2. Connect the SAS cables and power cords to the D6000.
3. Press and hold the Power On/Standby button.
Wait and observe the system power LED and system fans. When the D6000
powers up, the system power LED illuminates solid green and the system fans
spin to a high speed, and then spin down to a low speed.
4. Power up the servers. For more information, see the server documentation.
For definitions of the acronyms used in this document, refer to "Acronyms and
abbreviations" on the Documentation CD.
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