Installing A Sas Hard Disk Drive - IBM LS21 - BladeCenter - 7971 Installation And User Manual

Installing a SAS hard disk drive

The blade server one connector on the system board for installing an optional SFF
SAS hard disk drive.
Depending on the blade server model, a SAS hard disk drive might already be
installed. If the blade server is equipped with a SAS hard disk drive, you can install
an additional SAS hard disk drive using an MPE. These two SAS hard disk drives
can be used to implement and manage a redundant array of independent disks
(RAID) level-1 array. See "Configuring a RAID array" on page 51 for information
about SAS RAID configuration.
The following illustration shows how to install a SAS hard disk drive in the blade
server system board and also applies to the MPE.
Hard disk
drive filler
To install a SAS hard disk drive, complete the following steps:
1. Read the safety information beginning on page v and "Installation guidelines" on
2. Shut down the operating system, turn off the blade server, and remove the
3. Carefully lay the blade server on a flat, static-protective surface.
4. Open the blade server cover (see "Opening the blade server cover" on page 20
5. If you are installing a SAS hard disk drive in the blade server and an expansion
6. Locate the SAS hard disk drive tray.
7. Remove the SAS hard disk drive filler.
8. Place the hard disk drive into the drive tray and push it into the connector at the
If you have other options to install or remove, do so now; otherwise, go to
"Completing the installation" on page 36.
SAS hard
disk drive
Hard disk
drive release
lever
page 17.
blade server from the BladeCenter unit. See "Removing the blade server from
the BladeCenter unit" on page 19 for instructions.
for instructions).
unit is attached to the blade server, remove the expansion unit (see "Removing
an expansion unit" on page 21).
a. Pull the blue lever at the front of the hard disk drive tray away from the hard
disk drive filler to disengage the filler from its tray.
b. Slide the filler from the tray and lift away from the system board.
Note: If a SAS hard drive will not be installed, the SAS hard drive filler must be
installed.
rear of the drive tray, until the drive moves past the lever at the front of the tray.
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