Inch Hdd Configurations; Equipping The 3.5-Inch Hdd Bays; Backplane Overview - Fujitsu PRIMERGY RX2560 M2 Upgrade And Maintenance Manual

Hard disk drive (HDD) / solid state drive (SSD)
7.3

3.5-inch HDD configurations

7.3.1

Equipping the 3.5-inch HDD bays

– If only one HDD module is installed, the HDD module will be installed in the
left bay (seen from the front) and dummy modules must be installed in the
free bays.
– If only one HDD module is installed, the HDD module will be installed in
position 1. Free bays must be equipped with a dummy module.
– Installing different capacities, install the biggest capacity first.
– Installing different rotating speed, install the fastest rotating speed first.
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The mounting order described above is only relevant for the factory
manufacturing process. In case of upgrading a system you need not
consider this mounting sequence.
7.3.2

Backplane overview

Figure 119: 3.5-inch HDD SAS backplanes
1 SAS backplane 1 in HDD cage 1 (basic configuration)
2 SAS backplane 2 in HDD cage 2 (optional)
3 SAS backplane 3 in optional 4x 3.5-inch HDD extension box
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