Installing Non-Hot-Swap Hard Disk Drives - IBM 8649 - Eserver xSeries 225 Maintenance And Troubleshooting Manual

6. If you are installing additional hot-swap hard disk drives, do so now; otherwise,
7. Make sure the side cover is unlocked; then insert the hot-swap lock bar into the
8. Hold the hot-swap lock bar in the closed position, lock the side cover key lock,
SCSI IDs for hot-swap hard disk drives
The hot-swap-drive backplane controls the SCSI IDs for the internal hot-swap drive
bays. The SCSI ID for each hot-swap hard disk drive is printed on the hot-swap
lock bar. Table 5 lists the SCSI IDs for the hard disk drives and backplane that are
connected to one channel in hot-swap hard disk drive models. In the typical
configuration, the standard hard disk drives and backplane are connected to
channel A.

Installing non-hot-swap hard disk drives

Bays 4, 5, 6, and 7 are in the drive cage. The drive cage is behind the front of the
adapter-support bracket. Drives are installed starting at the bottom in bay 7.
Additional drives are then installed in bays 6, 5, and 4.
Notes:
1. You can install up to four non-hot-swap hard disk drives in your server. The
2. When installing non-hot-swap hard disk drives, you might find it easier to lay the
Complete the following steps to install a drive in bay 4, 5, 6, or 7:
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If the amber hard disk drive status LED for a drive is lit continuously, that
drive is faulty and needs to be replaced. If the green hard disk drive activity
LED is flashing, the drive is being accessed.
Note: If your server is configured for RAID operation using the integrated SCSI
controller with RAID capabilities or an optional ServeRAID controller, you might
need to reconfigure your disk arrays after installing hard disk drives. See the
ServeRAID documentation on the IBM ServeRAID Support CD for additional
information about RAID operation and complete instructions for using
ServeRAID Manager.
continue with step 7.
slots on the bezel and rotate it to the locked position.
and close the server door.
Table 5. SCSI IDs for standard hot-swap hard disk drives and backplane
Device
Drive bay 9
Drive bay 8
Drive bay 7
Drive bay 6
Drive bay 5
Drive bay 4
Backplane
additional space in the drive cage above bay 4 is not designed to accommodate
any additional drives.
server on its side.
1. Review the safety information beginning on page 129 and "Installation
guidelines" on page 33.
2. Turn off the server and all attached devices.
SCSI ID
0
1
2
3
4
5
8