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11. If installing an IDE tape drive, the second connector of the standard IDE cable can be used. If installing a SCSI device, one connector of the five-drop SCSI cable can be used, which may adversely affect performance
for the entire SCSI bus. Installing the tape drive on an independent bus requires an optional controller (P/N 19K4646) unless the HDDs are attached to a RAID controller.
12. Half-high SCSI devices installed in the media bay (bay two) require an additional storage controller. A five-drop terminated multimode cable is provided with the single-channel Ultra160 SCSI adapter
(P/N 19K4646).
13. In nonhot-swap models, SCSI RAID adapters are connected to one end of the standard SCSI cable. When the standard cable is used to attach to the RAID adapter, media bay attachment to the standard SCSI controller
for SCSI devices in the x200 and nonhot-swap models of the x205 and x220 require the one-drop terminated LVD cable provided with the tape drive.
14. SCSI RAID adapters are generally connected to the hot-swap backplane using the standard cable that connects the integrated storage controller. When the standard cable is used for RAID attachment, media bay
attachment requires the one-drop terminated LVD cable provided with the tape drive.
15. In xSeries 225, the standard cable connecting either the hot-swap backplane or the nonhot-swap HDDs is used to connect the HDDs to ServeRAID-4H, -4Mx or -4Lx. If ServeRAID-5i is installed, a cable is not required
and both channels of the integrated controller are managed by the adapter.
16. Attachment of SCSI devices in either (or both) of the two available media bays requires a supported optional SCSI storage controller (P/N 19K4646) in non-RAID configurations. Two half-high or one full-high device may
be installed. A two-drop SCSI cable is included with the server, which can be used to attach one or two internal tape options to the integrated controller when a ServeRAID adapter is used to support the hot-swap
backplane.
17. Attachment of tape or optical drives to RAID adapters is not supported.
18. The standard slim-line CD-ROM docks directly into a media interposer card that is routed through the lightpath card before terminating at the planar.
19. The hot-swap backplane is connected to the integrated controller through a SCSI bus integrated into the system planar.
20. Internal RAID configurations are supported by connecting an internal connector on the RAID controller to a connector on the planar located between slot one and the memory card using a dedicated RAID cable
provided with the system. (Route cable underneath PCI adapters.) Note: If the hot-swap backplane is attached to a RAID adapter, a full-length adapter cannot be installed in slot one.
21. xSeries 440 ships with a slim-line UltraBay 2000 CD-ROM installed in bay 4 (lower right of four bays) and an UltraBay 2000 floppy disk drive (FDD) installed in bay three. An optional UltraBay 2000 CD-RW and high-
density FDD are available. FDDs can be installed in bay three only, but optical devices can be installed in either bay. If only one optical device is installed, it must be located in bay four. If two are installed, the standard FDD
is removed and the second device is installed in bay three configured as slave.
22. If a RAID adapter is attached to the hot-swap backplane, the standard SCSI cable is removed and a longer cable shipped with the system is connected to one of the internal connectors of the RAID adapter and to the
hot-swap backplane connector.
23. Channel B may be connected to a supported tape drive installed in the media bay if ServeRAID-5i is installed and channel B is designated to support SCSI during the setup or if RAID is not implemented (cable shipped
with tape drive is used). If channel B is available, a 0.8mm VHDCI external SCSI port can be enabled by installing External SCSI Interface Kit (P/N 32P8164). The external port is then operated as a SCSI channel supporting
external tape storage or as a RAID channel supporting external HDD storage.
24. This channel may be connected to either a supported tape drive or the Ultra320 3-pack Kit (P/N 33P2751) installed in the media bays. If no internal connection is established, the 0.8mm VHDCI external SCSI port can
be enabled by installing External SCSI Interface Kit (P/N 32P8164).
25. Termination is provided by the one-drop cable included with the tape option or by the optional hot-swap backplane when the Ultra320 3-pack Kit is installed, which includes a nonterminated cable.
26. Optional 30in nonterminated Single-drop Internal LVD Ultra160 SCSI Cable (P/N 71P8995) is required to connect the hot-swap backplane to ServeRAID-4H, -4Mx or -4Lx. ServeRAID-5i does not require a cable.
27. If the optional Ultra320 3-pack Kit (P/N 33P2751) is installed in the media bays, the cable that ships with the option is used to connect to ServeRAID-4H, -4Mx or -4Lx or to the integrated controller if ServeRAID 5i is
installed.
28. An optional 6-pack Ultra320 Hot-swap Expansion Kit (P/N 32P8163) can be installed above the standard six hot-swap HDD bays and a full-high or half-high tape drive can be installed in the available media bays.
29. SCSI RAID adapters are generally connected to the hot-swap backplane using the standard cable that connects the integrated storage controller. When the standard cable is used for RAID attachment, media bay
attachment requires another supported cable, e.g., the two-drop terminated LVD cable provided in the Media Bay Tray and LVD Cable Kit (P/N 10K2340) unless one of the following tape drives is the media device being
connected, which now include a 34in terminated SCSI cable: 00N7990, 00N7991, 00N7992, 00N8015, 00N8016, 24P2396, 24P2398. Attachment of optional 6-pack Ultra320 Hot-swap Expansion Kit (P/N 32P8163) connects
to a RAID adapter using the cable that ships with the option.
30. If ServeRAID-5i is installed, the standard cable that connects the backplane to the integrated controller remains connected. If ServeRAID-4Mx or -4Lx support the internal HDD backplane, then optional 30in
nonterminated Single-drop Internal LVD Ultra160 SCSI Cable (P/N 71P8995) is required.
For additional information, refer to the Internal SCSI Cabling and Tape Options sections for each system or to Appendix D: SCSI Cables - Storage Units - Controllers.
