Installing A Sas Drive - IBM LS42 - BladeCenter - 7902 Installation And User Manual

Installing a SAS drive

The blade server has two connectors on the system board for installing optional
small form factor (SFF) SAS hard disk drives or pin-compatible solid-state flash
drives.
Depending on the blade server model, a SAS hard disk drive or solid-state drive
might already be installed. Two SAS drives can be used to implement and manage
a redundant array of independent disks (RAID) level-1 array. See "Configuring a
SAS RAID array" on page 60 for information about SAS RAID configuration.
The following illustration shows how to install a SAS hard disk drive or solid-state
drive in the blade server.
To install a SAS hard disk drive, complete the following steps:
1. Read the safety information that begins on page "Safety" on page v and
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 MPE unit
6. Locate the SAS hard disk drive tray.
7. Install a SAS drive tray if one is not already installed (see "Installing a SAS
8. Remove the SAS hard disk drive filler if one is installed:
"Installation guidelines" on page 17.
blade server from the BladeCenter unit. See "Removing the blade server from
the BladeCenter unit" on page 19 for instructions.
for instructions).
or an expansion unit is attached to the blade server, remove the device (see
"Removing an expansion unit" on page 21).
drive tray" on page 23).
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 it away from the system board.
Note: If a SAS hard drive or solid-state drive is not installed in SAS connector
0, the SAS hard drive filler must be installed.
Attention: Do not press on the top of the drive. Pressing the top might
damage the drive.
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