IBM System x3250 User Manual page 34

Types 4364 and 4365

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v An optional IBM SAS HBA Controller adapter enables you to connect external

v The server scans the PCI slots to assign system resources. The scan sequence

To install an adapter, complete the following steps:

IBM System x3250 Types 4364 and 4365: User's Guide

drives, you must connect the controller to the hard disk drive backplane with a

SAS signal cable that is 58 cm (22.8 in.) long. See http://www.ibm.com/servers/

eserver/serverproven/compat/us/ for information about ordering the cable.

storage devices, such as SAS or SATA hard disk drives or tape drives, to a

simple-swap SATA model server.

is related to the startup sequence. If you have not changed the default startup

sequence, the server scans the PCI slots in the following order: the integrated

Ethernet controllers 1 and 2; then, the drives connected to the SAS/SATA

controller; then, the PCI Express slots 1 and 2.

Expansion-slot

bracket

1. Read the safety information that begins on page v and "Installation guidelines"

on page 16.

2. Turn off the server and peripheral devices, and disconnect the power cord and

all external cables.

3. Remove the cover (see "Removing the cover" on page 18).

Adapter

Adapter support

bracket

Expansion slot 1

Riser-card

assembly

Expansion slot 2

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