Installing the 8x2.5-inch hot-swap drive backplane with controller
expander
Note:
v For more information about the connecting the SAS cables to the drive
backplane, see “Connecting the SAS cables” on page 61).
v The right-angle SAS cables that come with the backplane only connects to the
SAS connectors on the system board.
v When you install this backplane, it attaches to the drive backplane that is next to
it in the configuration, using the two interposer cables that come with this
backplane. See “Supported SAS/SATA drive backplane configurations” on page
53 for the supported configurations that use this drive backplane.
v You can install this backplane in backplane bays 3 and 4 only. It cannot be
installed in drive backplane bays 1 and 2. It is not supported.
Power cable
connector
SAS cable
connectors
Configuration cable
connector
Interposer cables
Port 0 Port 1
To install the 8x2.5-inch hot-swap drive backplane with controller expander,
complete the following steps:
1. Read the safety information that begins on page “Safety” on page vii and
“Installation guidelines” on page 33.
2. Turn off the server (see “Turning off the server” on page 21) and all attached
peripheral devices. Disconnect all power cords; then, disconnect all external
cables from the server.
3. Remove the top cover (see “Removing the server top cover” on page 36).
4. Remove the fan cage assembly (see “Removing the fan cage assembly” on
page 40).
5. Remove the microprocessor and memory expansion tray (see “Removing the
microprocessor and memory expansion tray assembly” on page 278) or DIMM
air baffle (see “Removing the DIMM air baffle” on page 210), whichever one is
installed.
6. Open the SAS cable guide cover.
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