IBM 79463AU, Installation And User Manual

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IDs for hot-swap hard disk drives
The hot-swap-drive ID that is assigned to each drive is printed on the front of the
server. The following illustration shows the location of the IDs of the hard disk
drives. The ID numbers and the drive bay numbers are the same.
Drive bay 0 Drive bay 2 Drive bay 4
Drive bay 1 Drive bay 3 Drive bay 5
Hard disk drive
activity LED (green)
Hard disk drive
status LED (amber)
0
1
2
3
4
5
Installing a simple-swap hard disk drive
Some server models support four 2.5-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. For a list of supported hard disk
drives, see http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/us/.
v
Locate the documentation that comes with the hard disk drive and follow those
instructions in addition to the instructions in this chapter.
v Make sure that you have all the cables and other equipment that are specified in
the documentation that comes with the drive.
v
Select the bay in which you want to install the drive.
v
Check the instructions that come with the drive to determine whether you have to
set any switches or jumpers on the drive. If you are installing a SATA device, be
sure to set the SATA ID for that device.
v You can only install four 2.5-inch simple-swap SATA hard disk drives in the
server (only four drives are supported). Do not install hot-swap drives into a
simple-swap server model, it is not supported.
v
The sequence for installing the hard disk drives is to install the drives starting
from bay 0, 1, 2, and 3.
v Simple-swap models of the server do not support the Hypervisor USB flash
device and the installation of the SAS/SATA riser card is not supported.
v
The simple-swap server models are available only in non-RAID configurations.
v
The electromagnetic interference (EMI) integrity and cooling of the server are
protected by having all bays and PCI and PCI Express slots covered or
occupied. When you install a drive, PCI, or PCI Express adapter, save the EMC
shield and filler panel from the bay or PCI or PCI Express adapter slot cover in
the event that you later remove the device.
v For a complete list of supported optional devices for the server, see
http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/us/.
To install a 2.5-inch simple-swap SATA hard disk drive, complete the following
steps:
1. Read the safety information that begins on page vii and “Installation guidelines”
on page 46.
Chapter 2. Installing optional devices
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