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ServeRAID M1215 SAS/SATA Controller for IBM System x User’s Guide Chapter 2: ServeRAID M1215 Controller Hardware Installation
Connecting a ServeRAID M1215 SAS/SATA Controller to a Drive Backplane
9. Install the Operating System Device Driver
The controller can operate under various operating systems. To operate under these operating systems, you must
install the software device drivers. You can find and download the latest device drivers at
http://www.ibm.com/support/. For updates, click Downloads and device drivers.
Device driver updates are made available periodically. To ensure that you have the current version of the device
driver, download the latest device driver at http://www.ibm.com/support/. Refer to the readme file that
accompanies the device driver for any updated information.
For details on installing the device driver, refer to the ServeRAID-M Device Driver Installation User’s Guide on the
ServeRAID matrix website at this link http://www.ibm.com/support/. Be sure to use the latest Service Packs
provided by the operating system manufacturer and to review the readme file that accompanies the device
driver.
2.3 Connecting a ServeRAID M1215 SAS/SATA Controller to a Drive Backplane
This section describes how to connect the ServeRAID M1215 SAS/SATA controller by cable to the drive backplane. The
backplane can contain SAS drives and SATA drives.
Both the SAS protocols and the SATA protocols use a thin, 7-wire connector instead of the 68-wire SCSI cable or
26-wire ATA cable. You can use an iPass™ cable with an internal x4 mini-SAS HD 4i (SFF-8643) connector at each end to
connect the controller to the drive backplane.
Follow these steps to connect the internal x4 mini-SAS HD 4i (SFF-8643) connector on the cable to the controller and
the drive backplane:
1. Read the safety information that comes with the controller.
2. Turn off the server and peripheral devices and disconnect the power cords.
3. Slide the server out of the server rack (if applicable).
4. Remove the server cover.
5. Plug the internal x4 mini-SAS HD 4i (SFF-8643) connector on one end of the cable into the x4 SAS port 0-3
connector on the controller, as shown in the following figure.
6. Plug the internal x4 mini-SAS HD 4i (SFF-8643) connector on the other end of the cable into the port connector on
the drive backplane.
You can use another cable to connect the other internal x4 mini-SAS HD 4i (SFF-8643) connector on the controller
to the other port connector on the drive backplane.
NOTE Use only straight SAS cables, not cross-over SAS cables. Refer to your system documentation for
information about the specific cables used in your system
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