IBM 8685 - eServer xSeries 255, Installation Manual

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Installing a drive in a hot-swap bay
Your server supports up to a maximum of 12 26-mm (1-inch) slim-high, 3.5-inch,
hot-swap hard disk drives in the hot-swap bays. The standard hot-swap bays are
bays 1 through 6 (from left to right). The optional hot-swap bays are bays 7 through
12 (from left to right). Bays 1 through 6 are located in the standard (upper) hard
disk drive cage, above bays 7 through 12 in the optional (lower) hard disk drive
cage.
The SCSI IDs for the hot-swap drives are printed on the bezel, immediately
adjacent to the hot-swap drive bays. The IDs are:
v 0 through 5 for bays 1 through 6
v 10 through 15 for bays 7 through 12
Notes:
1. The server does not support half-high hot-swap drives.
2. If you plan to install hot-swap drives in bays 7 through 12, you must first install
an optional SCSI backplane. See the Option Installation Guide on the IBM
xSeries Documentation CD for details.
3. If you plan to install 5.25-inch removable-media drives in your server, see the
Option Installation Guide on the IBM xSeries Documentation CD for details.
Filler panel
Hard disk drive
Drive tray
Drive tray handle
(in open position)
Complete the following steps to install a drive in a hot-swap bay.
Attention: To maintain proper system cooling, do not operate the server for more
than 10 minutes without either a drive or filler panel installed in each bay.
1. Review the information beginning with “Safety” on page v through “Handling
static-sensitive devices” on page x.
2. If you are installing drives in a tower model, remove the bezel (see the Option
Installation Guide on the IBM xSeries Documentation CD for details).
Chapter 2. Installing options
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