Installing The Hard Disks Extension Box - Fujitsu PRIMERGY TX200 S6 Options Manual

Accessible drives and LSD/LSP
7.4

Installing the hard disks extension box

Two 5.25-inch bays for accessible drives can be used to install an HDD
extension box. Two variants of the HDD extension box are available:
– Variant 1: one bay for a LSP/LSD, one bay for a slimline DVD drive and two
bays for 3.5-inch SAS/SATA HDD modules
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If the lower hard disk drive cage is connected to the onboard SATA
controller, an additional SAS/SATA RAID controller needs to be
installed in order to connect the HDD extension box.
If the lower hard disk drive cage is connected to a SAS/SATA RAID
controller, the HDD extension box can be connected to the second
channel of the SAS/SATA RAID controller.
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CAUTION!
Hybrid configurations of SAS and SATA HDD modules in the HDD
extension box are not supported.
– Variant 2: eight bays for 2.5-inch SAS/SATA HDD modules
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A further SAS/SATA RAID controller needs to be installed to connect
the HDD extension box.
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CAUTION!
Hybrid configurations of SAS and SATA HDD modules are not
supported.
Ê Open the server as described in the
Ê Remove the dummy covers from two 5.25-inch bays for accessible drives
(see figure 22 on page
Ê Detach the EasyClick rails from a dummy cover by removing the four screws
on each side (see
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CAUTION!
Keep the dummy covers for future use. If you remove the HDD extension
box again and do not replace it with new drives, the dummy covers must
be reinstalled to comply with EMC regulations and to satisfy cooling
requirements and fire protection measures.
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figure 23 on page
Options Guide
chapter "Preparation" on page
55).
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TX200 S6