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HP StorageWorks Disk System 2120 Users Guide (5697-5367, March 2005) - Page 2

... be liable for errors contained herein or...have any questions about the...disks. This product is intended to be operated in a restricted access area. Service Maintenance or repair of the backplane and mezzanine boards must be performed by authorized service-trained personnel. Format Conventions Safety Notices WARNING Warning Weight exceeds 50 lbs. (22.5 kg.) Do NOT lift unassisted. Use a lift device...
HP StorageWorks Disk System 2120 Users Guide (5697-5367, March 2005) - Page 3

... 11 AC Site Requirements 11 Installing the Disk System 12 Hardware Requirements 12 Preparing for Installation 12 Setting the SCSI IDs for the Disk Modules 13 Installing the Disk System 14 Connect the SCSI Cables 14 Connecting the Power Cable 16 Powering On and Off 16 Power On the Disk System 16 Power Off the Disk System 17 Adding Disk Modules 18 Add a Disk Module 18 Configure the new...
HP StorageWorks Disk System 2120 Users Guide (5697-5367, March 2005) - Page 5

...LED 9 Rear View of the Disk System 9 Power Button 9 SCSI ID Switch Settings 10 AC Power Connector Location 11 SCSI Switch Location 13 SCSI Port Locations 14 AC Power Connector Location 16 Power Button Location 17 Installing a Disk Module 19 Removing the Disk System 21 Sample Hardware Event Notification 24 LED Status Indicators 25 Sample STM Information Log (HP-UX 27 Sample STM Expert...
HP StorageWorks Disk System 2120 Users Guide (5697-5367, March 2005) - Page 10

10 HP StorageWorks Disk System 2120 SCSI ID Switch The SCSI ID switch sets the address for the disk drives. There are three possible settings for the SCSI address switch: A, B, and C. Each setting assigns a different set of addresses to the disk modules installed in the disk system. For SCSI address switch setting A, the addresses for the installed disk modules are (from left to right, looking ...
HP StorageWorks Disk System 2120 Users Guide (5697-5367, March 2005) - Page 11

... Connector FIGURE 6 AC Power Connector Location HP StorageWorks Disk System 2120 11 English AC Power Connector Electrical Requirements AC Site Requirements Overcurrent protection devices are required for each cabinet where the disk system is installed. They must be positioned between the power source and the disk system. These protective devices must not trip when exposed to an inrush current...
HP StorageWorks Disk System 2120 Users Guide (5697-5367, March 2005) - Page 12

12 HP StorageWorks Disk System 2120 Installing the Disk System Hardware Requirements The following hardware is included with the disk system: One power cord comes with each disk system. Your host computer must have one of the following: ■ An on board LVD SCSI port ■ An LVD SCSI host bus adapter board installed in the host system such as A7173A, A6828A, A6829A, A5865A, A7059A, or ...
HP StorageWorks Disk System 2120 Users Guide (5697-5367, March 2005) - Page 14

... Disk System 2120 Keep in mind that the host bus adapter should have the highest SCSI address priority. See Table 5 below. TABLE 5 SCSI Address Priority SCSI ID 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 Priority Highest Lowest Installing the Disk System See the installation instructions enclosed with your rackmount kit. Connect the SCSI Cables 1 Make sure that the host system has been powered...
HP StorageWorks Disk System 2120 Users Guide (5697-5367, March 2005) - Page 15

HP StorageWorks Disk System 2120 15 English 4 Determine if this disk system is at the beginning or end of the SCSI bus. - If the disk system is at the end of the SCSI bus (you are not going to daisy-chain another device off this one), install the appropriate terminator (part number 5183-2657) on the available SCSI port and go to "Connecting the Power Cable" (see Figure 9 on...
HP StorageWorks Disk System 2120 Users Guide (5697-5367, March 2005) - Page 16

... HP StorageWorks Disk System 2120 Connecting the Power Cable CAUTION Ensure that the connection of multiple units to the supply circuit does not overload the supply overcurrent protection or the supply wiring. Refer to the storage electrical ratings when determining the correct branch circuit rating for your installation. See Table 3 on page 11. FIGURE 9 AC Power Connector Location AC Power...
HP StorageWorks Disk System 2120 Users Guide (5697-5367, March 2005) - Page 18

...HP StorageWorks Disk System 2120 Adding Disk Modules Disk modules can be added, removed, and replaced while the disk system is running. Because the disk modules can be handled in this way, they are called hot-pluggable. The SCSI addresses for the disks are set using the addressing switches on the back of the disk system. You can determine the assigned SCSI addresses by looking at the SCSI address...
HP StorageWorks Disk System 2120 Users Guide (5697-5367, March 2005) - Page 19

... 11 Installing a Disk Module HP StorageWorks Disk System 2120 19 English Configure the new Disk Module Configure a new disk module within your application. CAUTION These procedures should be performed only by qualified system administrator. Performing hot-plug operations on an active disk drive can result in data loss or corruption. Remove and Replace A Disk Module Remove a Disk Module...
HP StorageWorks Disk System 2120 Users Guide (5697-5367, March 2005) - Page 20

...HP StorageWorks Disk System 2120 2 Prepare the software environment to remove the drive. See your operating system documentation for instructions and procedures required to remove a disk module. It may be necessary to unmount file systems associated with the disk drives installed in the disk system. 3 Unlatch the disk module handle and remove the disk module. Squeeze the latch to unlock the disk...
HP StorageWorks Disk System 2120 Users Guide (5697-5367, March 2005) - Page 21

HP StorageWorks Disk System 2120 21 English Remove the Disk System CAUTION Some data paths may be slot-dependent. Be sure to note the slot from which the disk module is removed so it can be installed in the same slot in the replacement disk system. Reverse the installation instructions enclosed with the rackmount kit for your cabinet: ■ A7552A - Hewlett-Packard Rack...
HP StorageWorks Disk System 2120 Users Guide (5697-5367, March 2005) - Page 22

22 HP StorageWorks Disk System 2120 Setting Up the Hardware Event Monitor (HP-UX Only) Hardware event monitors run on HP-UX hosts, versions 10.20 and later. The Disk Monitor (disk_em) monitors all disks bound to sdisk drivers. Consequently, if the Disk Monitor is active on your host, it is already set up to monitor the disks of a new disk system. If you need to install or...
HP StorageWorks Disk System 2120 Users Guide (5697-5367, March 2005) - Page 25

HP StorageWorks Disk System 2120 25 English Status LEDs LEDs indicate the status of the disk system itself and each of the disk modules. A green system LED is visible on the front of the disk system. It shows that a fault has occurred or that power is on. Disk activity LEDs are on the front of the disk modules (see Figure 14 and Table 6 below...
HP StorageWorks Disk System 2120 Users Guide (5697-5367, March 2005) - Page 26

26 HP StorageWorks Disk System 2120 View Disk Status HP-UX and MPE/iX utilities provide descriptive and diagnostic information about disks, including disk type, firmware revision, and errors. On HP-UX and MPE/iX 6.5 or later, the disk utility is Support Tools Manager (STM). For all other operating systems, consult the appropriate system administration manual for disk module status checking ...
HP StorageWorks Disk System 2120 Users Guide (5697-5367, March 2005) - Page 28

... on the system. 2 At the system prompt (:), type vsclose . This removes the disk from use. 3 At the system prompt (:), type cstm. STM starts. 4 At the cstm prompt, type map. STM displays a list of all the disks installed on the system. 5 Select the desired disk by typing select device ; for example, select device 15. 6 Type information. STM updates the system map. 7 To display the information...
HP StorageWorks Disk System 2120 Users Guide (5697-5367, March 2005) - Page 30

... by the disk system being deprived of term power when the server loses power or is powered down. The disk system does not provide its own term power. It relies on the host bus adapter to which it is connected for term power. TABLE 7 Troubleshooting Table Problem LED Description State Probable Cause Disk system fails to power on when installed System power LED is off Power cord is...
HP StorageWorks Disk System 2120 Users Guide (5697-5367, March 2005) - Page 31

HP StorageWorks Disk System 2120 31 English Problem LED Description State Probable Cause Solution ioscan (HPUX) lists disk as NO_HW, or Mapper or dstat all (MPE/iX) lists no device type Disk module LED is on solid or off Disk module is faulty. Enclosure is faulty. If the all disks on the bus have this problem, the cable is faulty. Replace the...
HP StorageWorks Disk System 2120 Users Guide (5697-5367, March 2005) - Page 32

... at least one drive Desktop disk system with at least one drive Field-racked disk system, empty enclosure only Factory-racked disk system with at least one drive Desktop disk system, empty enclosure only When ordering disk modules for a product, specify Option OD1 to install the module in the product before it ships from the factory. For example, to order a desktop Disk System 2120 with one 146...
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