Cabling A Serveraid Adapter - IBM xSeries 445 Installation Manual

6. Connect the internal cables to the adapter.
7. If you have other options to install or remove, do so now.
8. Close the server cover; then, go to "Completing the installation" on page 33.

Cabling a ServeRAID adapter

Some xSeries 445 models come with an optional IBM ServeRAID
installed to control the internal hot-swap hard disk drives. If you are installing an
optional IBM ServeRAID adapter, see the ServeRAID documentation and the
cabling information in this section to install the ServeRAID adapter.
Servers that do not come with an IBM ServeRAID adapter installed come with two
SCSI cables:
v One end of the first SCSI cable is attached to the connector on the SCSI
v The second SCSI cable is preinstalled along the inside of the server and both
The following procedure describes the internal cabling for installing a ServeRAID
adapter.
Important: When installing multiple ServeRAID adapters in a server that has the
PCI-X slot enabled for high scan (boot) priority, ensure that the ServeRAID adapter
controlling the startup (boot) drive is installed in a PCI slot that is scanned before
the PCI slots that contain the other ServeRAID adapters. See "Installing an adapter"
on page 26.
Complete the following steps to cable the ServeRAID adapter:
f. Press the adapter firmly into the adapter connector.
g. Reinstall the PCI-X dividers between the Active PCI-X adapter slots.
h. Push down on the blue adapter guide to keep the adapter steady.
i. Close the tab; then, push down on the orange adapter retention latch until it
clicks into place, securing the adapter.
backplane, and the other end is attached to the connector for the integrated
SCSI controller under fans 3 and 4.
ends are loose inside the server. When you install a ServeRAID adapter, you will
connect this cable to the adapter and to the SCSI backplane.
1. Read the safety information beginning on page v and "Installation guidelines"
on page 7.
2. Turn off the server and disconnect all power cords and external cables; then,
open the server cover (see "Opening the cover" on page 9).
3. Remove fans 3 and 4, which are located just behind the PCI-X slots (see the
illustration on page 5 for the locations of the fans).
4. Disconnect the short SCSI cable from the SCSI backplane and the integrated
SCSI controller on the I/O board; then, store this short cable in a safe place for
future use.
5. Install the ServeRAID adapter in a PCI-X slot (see "Installing an adapter" on
page 26).
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