Lenovo System x3850 X6 Installation And Service Manual page 130

Before you connect the NVMe PCIe Gen3 solid state drive backplane to the NVMe PCIe Gen3 solid state
drive extender adapter, consider the following information:
• Each NVMe PCIe Gen3 solid state drive extender adapter supports two NVMe solid state drives.
• You must install two NVMe PCIe Gen3 solid state drive extender adapters to support four PCIe drives.
• The following table describes the cabling and installation of the NVMe PCIe Gen3 solid state drive
backplane to the NVMe PCIe Gen3 solid state drive extender adapter.
Table 32. NVMe PCIe Gen3 solid state drive backplane to the NVMe PCIe Gen3 solid state drive extender adapter
cabling and installation
NVMe PCIe adapter
installation
First NVMe PCIe adapter
Second NVMe PCIe
adapter
To install the 4x2.5-inch NVMe PCIe Gen3 solid state drive backplane, complete the following steps:
Step 1. Before you begin, read "Safety" on page v and "Installation guidelines" on page 44.
Step 2. Turn off the server (see "Turning off the server" on page 40) and all attached peripheral devices.
Disconnect all power cords; then, disconnect all external cables from the server.
Step 3. Remove the storage book from the server (see "Removing the storage book" on page 273).
Step 4. If a backplane filler panel is installed in the backplane bay in which you are installing the backplane,
remove the backplane filler panel.
Step 5. Insert the backplane tabs into the slots on the left side of the backplane cage and rotate the drive
backplane assembly forward until the backplane locks in place in the retention latch.
Step 6. Connect the power cable to the power connector on the drive backplane.
Step 7. Connect the PCIe signal cable to the drive backplane and to the adapter.
If you have other devices to install or remove, do so now. Otherwise, go to "Completing the installation" on
page 117.
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System x NVMe PCIe
SSD Extender Adapter
Install in PCIe slot
Standard I/O book slot 11
Standard I/O book slot 12
Port 1
Port 0
PCIe signal cable connections
Connect adapter port 0 to backplane port 0
Connect adapter port 1 to backplane port 1
Connect adapter port 0 to backplane port 2
Connect adapter port 1 to backplane port 3