Installing A Drive - IBM System x3800 Type 8865 User Manual

Installing a drive

The following notes describe the types of hard disk drives and tape drives that the
server supports and other information that you must consider when installing a
drive:
v The server supports up to six 1-inch (26 mm) slim-high, 3.5-inch, hot-swap hard
v For a list of supported options for the server, see http://www.ibm.com/servers/
v The hot-swap bays are arranged horizontally in the standard hard disk drive
v Inspect the drive tray for signs of damage.
v Make sure that the drive is correctly installed in the tray.
v If a RAID controller is installed in the server, see the documentation that comes
v All hot-swap drives in the server should have the same throughput speed rating;
v To minimize the possibility of damage to the hard disk drives when you are
v You do not have to turn off the server to install hot-swap drives in the hot-swap
v If the server will be configured for RAID operation using a ServeRAID controller,
v The server supports up to two 5.25-inch, half-high, SCSI tape drives or one
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disk drives without an optional SAS backplane installed. The server supports 12
hard disk drives when an optional SAS backplane is installed.
eserver/serverproven/compat/us/.
cage; the server scans the hard disk drives and assigns drive IDs in the following
order: 0 through 11.
with the controller for instructions for installing a hard disk drive.
mixing drives with different speed ratings might cause all drives to operate at the
lower throughput speed.
installing the server in a rack configuration, install the server in the rack before
installing the hard disk drives.
drive bays. However, you must turn off the server when performing any steps
that involve installing or removing cables.
you must configure the disk arrays before installing the operating system. See
the ServeRAID documentation on the IBM ServeRAID Support CD for additional
information about RAID operation and complete instructions for using ServeRAID
Manager.
full-high SCSI tape drive in the 5.25-inch bays. A SCSI adapter is required to
support the tape drives. Install the adapter in the first available slot that is
nearest the I/O board to ensure that you can connect the SCSI cable to the tape
drive. Route the SCSI cable along the same path as the existing media-signal
cable. Start at the SCSI adapter and route the SCSI cable over the I/O board
and through the cable retention clip; then, route the cable through the cable
channel and through the server to the 5.25-inch tape drive bays.
To install a full-high tape drive, remove the metal rails and screws from inside the
chassis and attach the rails to the tape drive using the four identical screws.
Fasten the drive in the bay using the two remaining screws.
To install a half-high tape drive, remove the blue rails from the back of the
5.25-inch filler panel and snap the rails on the tape drive.
The following illustration shows the cable routing and the location of the rails and
screws for installing a full-high tape drive.