topic Re: EVA400 disk enclosure without CAB cable in Disk Enclosures

EVA400 disk enclosure without CAB cable

MAH_2 — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 05:49:31 GMT

I want to connect the EVA 4000 disk enclosure with existing EVA4000.This EVA is working with 3 Disk enclosure.I want to add one more disk enclosure. But I didnot receive the CAB cable .Can I connect the disk enclosure without conncting the CAB cable????
If the CAB cable is required , what is the part no?????
I have tried to power ON the disk enclosure without conncting to the existing EVA, then it is giving the Beep.

Re: EVA400 disk enclosure without CAB cable

Sudhakar Subramaniam — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 08:46:09 GMT

Yes you need a cable.

Please go to the cables info on the below quickspecs and it will give you the part also.

http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/quickspecs/12408_div/12408_div.HTML

Re: EVA400 disk enclosure without CAB cable

MAH_2 — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 11:54:16 GMT

Thnaks,

I could not find any part no for CAB cable.

I need only for connecting to disk enclsoure expander cable.

Can u pls provide me the correct part no.

17-04876-03 . I have this part no. But for ordering the part thru HP I need the part no starting with xxxxxx-001. So if u can pls provide me the part no.

Re: EVA400 disk enclosure without CAB cable

Sudhakar Subramaniam — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 12:08:46 GMT

The one you have mentuioned is a spare part number and that is orderable through HP.

17-04876-03 Shelf cable - 26AWG

Re: EVA400 disk enclosure without CAB cable

Sudhakar Subramaniam — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 12:12:32 GMT

Below pic also should help.

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&taskId=115&prodSeriesId=470490&prodTypeId=12169&prodSeriesId=470490&objectID=c02547384

Re: EVA400 disk enclosure without CAB cable

Louis Henninger_1 — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 22:41:36 GMT

The CAB bus provides the shelf ID numbering. The beep indicates unknown.

If you look at Quickspecs for EVA4/6/8K, the partnumber for the expansion shelf kit is there. Using HP partsurfer you can plug in P/N, and display a BOM (all parts included in kit), P/n should be there.

Regards,

Louis