Replacing The Sas Backplane - HP Integrity rx2660 User's & Service Manual

Figure 84 Removing and Replacing the SAS Backplane

Replacing the SAS Backplane

To replace the SAS backplane:
1. Pull the release mechanism toward the front of the server and hold it there to allow the SAS
backplane to be installed.
2. Align the three keyway slots of the SAS backplane with the guide posts on the disk drive cage
and guide the board down until it is flush with the SAS drive cage (4).
3. Let go of the release mechanism to lock the board in place.
4. Reconnect the SAS backplane power cable to the connector on the SAS backplane (2).
5. Reconnect the SAS cables into the connectors on the SAS backplane (1).
CAUTION:
Match each cable with the appropriate socket on the SAS backplane. If the cables are
mismatched the server will not function correctly. Both cables and sockets are clearly marked
with the correct channel.
6. Push the release mechanism toward the back of the server to secure the SAS backplane to the
server (3).
7. Replace the SAS disk drives. See
8. Replace the top cover. See
9. If rack mounted, slide the server completely into the rack. See
Rack" (page
10. Reconnect the power cables and power on the server. See
the Server" (page
When reconnecting the SAS cables, note the labeling on the channel cables.
"Replacing a SAS Hard Drive" (page
"Replacing the Top Cover" (page
141).
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"Inserting the Server into the
"Powering On and Powering Off
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