Supermicro AS-1040C-8 User Manual page 68

AS1040C-T/1040C-8 User's Manual
2. Installing/removing SATA/SCSI drives
The SATA/SCSI drive carriers are all easily accessible at the front of the chassis.
These hard drives are hot-swappable, meaning they can be removed and installed
without powering down the system. To remove a carrier, push the release button
located beside the drive LEDs. Then swing the colored handle fully out and use it
to pull the unit straight out (see Figure 6-5).
Note: Your operating system must have RAID support to enable the hot-plug ca-
pability of the SATA/SCSI drives.
Figure 6-5. Removing a SATA/SCSI Drive from the Server
Important: All of the drive carriers must remain in the drive bays
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to maintain proper cooling airfl ow.
SATA/SCSI Backplane
The SATA/SCSI drives plug into a backplane that provides power, drive ID and
bus termination. A RAID controller can be used with the backplane to provide data
security. The operating system you use must have RAID support to enable the
hot-swap capability of the drives. The backplane is already preconfi gured, so there
are no jumpers or switches present on it.
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