Drive Bay Installation; Sas Drives - Supero AS-4021M-32R User Manual

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Drive Bay Installation

SAS Drives

A total of eight SAS drives may be housed in the SC745TQ-R800 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 drives are installed, all drive carri-
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ers must remain in the drive bays to promote proper airfl ow.
1. Installing/removing hot-swap SAS drives
The SAS drive carriers are all easily accessible at the front of the chassis. 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 drives.
2. Mounting a SAS drive in a drive carrier
The SAS 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 drives must remain in the
server. If you need to add a new SAS 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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