Hardware options installation 63
Mini-SAS Y-cable option for 8-bay SFF hot-plug drive
configurations
This section explains how to connect the 630-mm Mini-SAS Y-cable option to upgrade the fixed 8-bay SFF
hot-plug drive cage (box 3) connection from the onboard storage controller or from an HBA to an HP Smart
Array P-series Controller.
To connect the cable option:
1.
Power down the server (on page
20
).
2.
Remove all power:
a.
Disconnect each power cord from the power source.
b.
Disconnect each power cord from the server.
3.
Do one of the following:
o
Extend the server from the rack (on page
20
).
o
Remove the server from the rack (on page
22
).
4.
Remove the access panel (on page
24
).
5.
Remove the primary PCI riser cage ("
Remove the PCI riser cages
" on page
26
).
6.
If the 8-bay SFF hot-plug drive cage in box 3 is currently connected to an HBA, remove the HBA from
the primary PCI riser cage.
7.
If the 8-bay SFF hot-plug drive cage in box 3 is currently connected to the Mini-SAS connectors on the
system board, do the following:
a.
Disconnect the existing Mini-SAS cables from the drive backplane and the Mini-SAS connectors on
the system board.
b.
Release the Mini-SAS cables from the right front chassis cable clip.
8.
Install the storage controller:
