Drive Bay Installation; Sas/Sata Drives - Supermicro 7044H-32R User Manual

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Drive Bay Installation

SAS/SATA Drives

A total of eight SAS or SATA drives may be housed in the SC743T-R760 chassis.
The drive IDs are preconfi gured as 0 through 7 in order from bottom to top (or from
left to right if rackmounted). A bezel covers the drive area but does not need to be
removed to access the drives; simply swing open the bezel. If you wish to remove
the bezel piece, push on the three tabs on the inside of the left lip of the front chassis
cover. Then slightly swing out the same (left) side of the cover - about ½ inch only.
Remove by pushing on the open side of the cover to remove it from the chassis (do
not try to swing or pull it straight out after opening the left side).
Regardless of how many SAS/SATA hard drives are installed, all
SAS/SATA drive carriers must remain in the drive bays to promote
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proper airfl ow.
1. Installing/removing hot-swap SAS/SATA drives
The eight SAS/SATA drive carriers are all easily accessible at the front of the chas-
sis. These drives are hot-swappable, meaning they can be removed and installed
without powering down the system. To remove a carrier, fi rst open the front bezel
then push the release button located beside the drive LEDs. Swing the handle fully
out and then use it to pull the unit straight out.
Note: Your operating system must have RAID support to enable the hot-swap
capability of the SAS/SATA drives.
2. Mounting a SAS/SATA drive in a drive carrier
The SAS/SATA drives are mounted in drive carriers to simplify their installation and
removal from the chassis. These carriers also work to promote proper airfl ow for
the system. For this reason, even carriers without SAS/SATA drives must remain
in the server. If you need to add a new SAS/SATA drive, insert the drive into the
carrier with the printed circuit board side facing down so that the mounting holes
align with those in the carrier. Secure the drive to the carrier with four screws (see
Figure 6-6).
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