Hp Proliant dl585 User manual

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hp ProLiant

DL585 Storage Server

HP ProLiant DL585 Storage Server

Installation Instructions

First Edition (March 2005)

Part Number: 389150-001

Installation

Instructions

WARNING: This product contains energy levels that are

considered hazardous. To reduce the risk of personal injury from

electric shock and hazardous energy, individuals who are

knowledgeable of the procedures, precautions, and hazards

associated with equipment containing hazardous energy circuits

must perform the installation and servicing of this product.

WARNING: To reduce the risk of personal injury or damage to

the equipment:

• Obtain adequate assistance to lift and stabilize the chassis during

installation or removal.

• Be aware that the product becomes unstable when it is not

fastened to the rails.

• Before removing the server from the rack, remove all hot-plug

power supplies, power modules, and drives to reduce the overall

weight of the product.

• Extend leveling jacks fully to the floor and make sure that the full

weight of the rack rests on the leveling jacks.

• Install stabilizing feet on single-rack installations.

• Couple multiple-racks.

• Only extend one rack component at a time. The rack will become

unstable if more than one device is extended.

Important safety information

1 Prepare storage server

Remove shipping bracket from the PCI Basket, loosen the

thumbscrew (1) and remove and discard the shipping bracket (2).

NOTE: The shipping bracket is used only to secure the PCI

latches during shipment.

Install options

If you are installing additional options, such as expansion boards,

processors, hard drives, or memory, refer to the instructions

included with the option.

NOTE: For quick start memory guidelines, refer to the hood labels on the

server.

2 Storage server installation

1. Install the rails on both sides of the chassis.

2. Pull the rail compression lever toward you.

3. Install the rear of the rail into the designated holes in the rear of

the rack.

4. Install the front of the rail into the designated holes in the front

of the rack.

5. Install the rails on the chassis into the rails in the rack.

6. Slide the server onto the rack rails until the locking

pin engages.

A rack resource kit ships with all HP branded or Compaq branded 9000,

10000, and H9 series racks. For more information on the content of

each resource, refer to the rack resource kit documentation.

If you intend to deploy and configure multiple servers in a single rack,

refer to the white paper on high-density deployment at the HP website.

http://www.hp.com/products/servers/platforms

The HP ProLiant DL585 Storage Server is preloaded with the Windows®

Storage Server 2003 operating system. Prior to power up, deployment

instructions found in the “User Guide” should be followed to enable

the successful configuration of the storage server in addition to the

guidelines found below.

Required Items:

User Guide

Administration Guide

To begin the first-time startup procedure:

Be sure that the server is safely installed in an adequate

environment.

Be sure that the power cables and peripheral devices are plugged in

and AC power is supplied to the server.

Refer to the User Guide prior to powering up the server.

Storage server software

Rack planning resources

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