Upgrading Configuration From Up To Four To Up To Eight 3.5-Inch Hdds; Preliminary Steps; Installing The Second 3.5-Inch Hdd Backplane - Fujitsu PRIMERGY RX2540 M4 Upgrade And Maintenance Manual

7.3.9 Upgrading configuration from up to four to up to
eight 3.5-inch HDDs
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For the cable plan, see chapter
Field Replaceable Unit
(FRU)
Tools: Phillips PZ2 / (+) No. 2 screw driver / hexagon screw driver 5 mm
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CAUTION!
All data on all HDDs in the array will be lost when deleting the RAID
array! Be sure to back up your data before deleting a RAID array.
For more information, see the "ServerView Suite RAID Management"
user guide.
7.3.9.1

Preliminary steps

"Suspending BitLocker functionality" on page 91
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"Shutting down the server" on page 55
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"Disconnecting the power cord" on page 56
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"Getting access to the component" on page 58
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"Removing the fan holder" on page 233
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Ê Remove all HDD modules, see section
on page 151.
7.3.9.2

Installing the second 3.5-inch HDD backplane

Ê Install the second HDD backplane in the same way, see section
the 3.5-inch HDD backplane" on page
Ê Connect the second HDD backplane, see section
HDD backplane" on page
Ê If applicable, install a dual-channel RAID controller, see section
expansion card" on page
RX2540 M4
Hard disk drives (HDD) and solid state drives (SSD)
"Appendix B" on page
158.
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"Removing 3.5-inch HDD modules"
157.
"Connecting the 3.5-inch
573.
"Installing
"Installing an
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