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8. If you are installing additional hot-swap hard disk drives, do so now.
If you have other options to install or remove, do so now; otherwise go to
"Completing the installation" on page 97.
IDs for hot-swap hard disk drives
Hot-swap server models have drive bays that are connected to a SAS/SATA
backplane. This backplane, also known as the hot-swap-drive backplane, is the
printed circuit board behind these bays.
The hot-swap-drive backplane controls the IDs for the internal hot-swap drive bays.
The following tables list the IDs for the hard disk drives and backplane that are
connected to hot-swap models.
Installing a simple-swap SATA hard disk drive
Some server models come with four 3.5-inch simple-swap SATA hard disk drives
that are accessible from the front of the server. You must turn off the server before
installing simple-swap drives in the server. Before you install a simple-swap SATA
hard disk drive, read the following information:
v You can only install four simple-swap SATA hard disk drives in the server.
v The sequence for installing the hard disk drives is to install the drives starting
To install a simple-swap hard disk drive, complete the following steps:
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Note: If the server is configured for RAID operation using an optional
ServeRAID adapter, you might have to reconfigure your disk arrays after
installing hard disk drives. See the ServeRAID documentation on the IBM
Web site at http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/ for information about
configuring and managing RAID arrays.
g. Close the bezel.
Table 10. IDs for the four-bay 3.5-inch hot-swap drive models
Drive bay number
Drive bay 4
Drive bay 5
Drive bay 6
Drive bay 7
Table 11. IDs for the eight-bay 2.5-inch hot-swap models
Drive bay number
Drive bay 4
Drive bay 5
Drive bay 6
Drive bay 7
Drive bay 8
Drive bay 9
Drive bay 10
Drive bay 11
from the left bay (bay 4) and go the right bay (bay 7) in that order.
ID
0
1
2
3
ID
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
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