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LSI SAS RAID Host Bus Adapter
installation

Introduction

This document describes how to install an LSI 9212–4i Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) Redundant Array of

Independent Disks (RAID) Host Bus Adapter (HBA) in HP Z series Workstations. Procedures are included

for drives mounted in internal hard drive bays and external drive bays.

Kit contents

LSI SAS 9212–4i RAID HBA (RAID controller card)

SAS driver CD

4x SATA cable extender (for HP Z620 Workstation only)

Hard drive activity LED cable

Warranty information

Installation instructions (this document)

Before you begin

To view 

QuickSpecs

 and determine the compatibility of this product with your HP workstation, see

http://www.hp.com/go/productbulletin.

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© 2012 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. Printed in the USA

Summary of Contents for Z400 - Workstation

Page 1: ...l hard drive bays and external drive bays Kit contents LSI SAS 9212 4i RAID HBA RAID controller card SAS driver CD 4x SATA cable extender for HP Z620 Workstation only Hard drive activity LED cable Warranty information Installation instructions this document Before you begin To view QuickSpecs and determine the compatibility of this product with your HP workstation see http www hp com go productbul...

Page 2: ...computer users and provides important electrical and mechanical safety information This guide is located at http www hp com ergo and on the documentation CD if one is included with the product WARNING If a product is shipped in packaging marked with this symbol the product must always be lifted by two persons to avoid personal injury due to product weight CAUTION Static electricity can damage the ...

Page 3: ...om go sml 2 Power down the computer and then disconnect the power cord 3 Power down all external devices and then disconnect them from the computer 4 Remove the side access panel Step 2 Installing the RAID controller card 1 If present remove the card support to enable access to the expansion slots and system board connectors 2 Select an unused PCI Express PCIe x4 x8 or x16 expansion slot on the sy...

Page 4: ...rd For SAS drives refer to specific instructions on data cabling and adapter types in Connecting standard data cables on page 7 HP Z600 and Z620 Workstations Internal hard drive bay Connecting pre installed data cables on page 5 The pre installed data cables from the internal hard drives are disconnected from the system board and connected to the appropriate port connectors on the RAID controller ...

Page 5: ...ith this cabling configuration use the following procedure to connect internal hard drives to the RAID controller card 1 Locate and disconnect the hard drive cables from the system board Figure 2 Reconnecting the data cables to the RAID controller card 1 of 2 Figure 2 Reconnecting the data cables to the RAID controller card 2 of 2 Step 3 Configuring the cabling 5 ...

Page 6: ...the HP Z620 Workstation refer to Table 1 instructions on the required use of the 4x SATA cable extender to lengthen the data cabling Figure 3 SAS SATA data ports and hard drive LED connector 3 Continue with Connecting the hard drive LED activity indicator on page 9 Figure 4 RAID controller card and 4x SATA cable extender 6 LSI SAS RAID Host Bus Adapter installation ...

Page 7: ...2 SAS to SATA adapter and data cable options Adapter type Work station Hard drive bay use Cabling with adapter installed A HP Z400 HP Z420 HP Z600 HP Z620 HP Z800 HP Z820 External drive bays Use straight connector to straight connector data cable Plug the end of the data cable into port 0 of the RAID controller card and plug in opposite end of the data cable into the adapter B HP Z400 HP Z420 Inte...

Page 8: ...hard drives to ports 1 through 3 on the RAID controller card as shown in Figure 3 SAS SATA data ports and hard drive LED connector on page 6 4 Continue with Connecting the hard drive LED activity indicator on page 9 8 LSI SAS RAID Host Bus Adapter installation ...

Page 9: ... connector on page 9 Figure 7 RAID controller card with hard drive LED connector Attach the other end of the hard drive LED cable to the hard drive LED activity connector on the system board as shown in Figure 8 Attaching the hard drive LED cable on page 9 An HP Z600 series Workstation system board is shown for reference in Figure 8 Attaching the hard drive LED cable on page 9 NOTE To locate the h...

Page 10: ...r workstation model and operating system Obtain updates from http www hp com go workstationsupport Step 6 Configuring RAID devices For detailed instruction on configuring RAID devices see the service guide for your HP workstation model at http www hp com support workstation_manuals Additional information is available at http www hp com support RAID_FAQs Japanese 日本語 This document is available in J...

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