IBM 866441Y - Netfinity 5600 - 8664, Hardware Maintenance Manual

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Special considerations for installing a RAID
adapter:
You can install an optional RAID adapter in
the server to control the hot-swap hard-disk drives.
To install the RAID adapter:
1. Disconnect the SCSI cable from the SCSI cable
extender on the system board. See the illustration in
“Installing a hot-plug PCI adapter” on page 110 for
the location of the SCSI cable extender. (The other
end of the SCSI cable is connected to the SCSI HDD
backplane.) The Service Label on the inside of the
cover of the server shows cable routing for an
optional RAID adapter.
2. Connect the end of the SCSI cable that you
disconnected from the SCSI cable extender to the
RAID adapter. The other end of the cable is
connected to the SCSI HDD backplane; the drives in
the hot-swap bays are now connected to the RAID
adapter.
3. Connect the 2-drop SCSI cable to the SCSI cable
extender on the system board, and attach the device
in the non-hot-swap bay to one of the drops on the
other end of the 2-drop SCSI cable. The device is
attached to the integrated SCSI controller.
Refer to the documentation provided with the RAID
adapter for more information about installing the adapter
and configuring a disk array.
Verifying compatibility between network
adapters and device drivers:
The server
supports several types of network adapters. If you are
having trouble with the installation or operation of a
network adapter or network operating system, ensure that
the network-adapter device driver supports up to two
processors. Refer to the network-adapter documentation
for additional information about adapter compatibility
requirements.
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