Installing A 8X 2.5-Inch Simple-Swap Hdd Serveraid Assembly Kit - IBM System x3650 M5 Installation And Service Manual

Installing a 8x 2.5-inch simple-swap HDD ServeRAID assembly
kit
Use this information to install a 8x 2.5-inch simple-swap HDD ServeRAID
assembly kit.
About this task
You can install an IBM System x3650 M5 8x 2.5-inch simple-swap HDD ServeRAID
assembly kit to support eight 2.5-inch simple-swap hard disk drives in the server.
See http://www.ibm.com/systems/info/x86servers/serverproven/compat/us/ for
a list of supported optional devices. To order a 8x 2.5-inch hot-swap HDD
assembly kit, contact your IBM sales representative or IBM reseller.
The 8x 2.5-inch simple-swap HDD ServeRAID assembly kit contains the following
components:
v One simple-swap backplate assembly
To install a 8x 2.5-inch hot-swap HDD assembly kit, complete the following steps:
Procedure
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System x3650 M5 Type 5462: Installation and Service Guide
1. Read the safety information that begins on "Safety" on page vii and
"Installation guidelines" on page 283.
2. Turn off the server and peripheral devices and disconnect the power cords
and all external cables, if necessary.
3. Remove the top cover (see "Removing the top cover" on page 146).
4. Remove the two 4-drive filler panels.
5. Pull the hard disk drives or fillers out of the server slightly to disengage them
from the backplates. For more information, (see "Removing a simple-swap
hard disk drive" on page 157).
6. To obtain more working room, remove the fan cage assembly (see "Removing
the fan cage assembly" on page 172).
7. Insert the backplate assembly tabs into slots on the bottom of the cage and
push the backplate assembly forward into the release latch (on top of the
backplate assembly cage) until the backplate assembly is locked in place.