IBM Eserver xSeries 360 Type 8686, User Reference Manual

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Chapter 5. Installing options
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Installing internal drives
If you add different types of drives, the system can read multiple types of media and
store more data. The supported types of drives are:
• Diskette drive
• CD-ROM drive
• Hard disk drive
The server comes with one 3.5-inch 1.44 MB diskette drive and one IDE CD-ROM
drive, and it supports a maximum of three hot-swap hard-disk drives.
The server contains hardware that enables you to replace a failed hard disk drive
without turning off the server. Therefore, you have the advantage of continuing to
operate the system while a hard disk drive is removed or installed. These drives are
known as
hot-swap drives.
Each hot-swap hard disk drive has two indicator LEDs (see “Server controls and
indicators” on page 6). If the amber hard disk drive status LED for a drive is lit
continuously, that individual drive is faulty and requires replacement. You can replace
the hot-swap drive without turning off the server.
Each hot-swap drive that you plan to install must be mounted in a hot-swap-drive tray.
The drive must have a single connector attachment (SCA) connector. Hot-swap-drive
trays come with hot-swap drives.
Internal drive bays
Internal drives are installed in bays , as shown in the following illustration.
• The server comes with one 3.5-inch, 1.44 MB diskette drive and one integrated
drive electronics (IDE) CD-ROM drive, located above the hard disk drives. The
CD-ROM drive bay supports 5.25-inch, half-high, removable-media drives.
• The server supports up to three 26 mm (1-inch) slim-high, 3.5-inch, hot-swap hard
disk drives in the hot-swap bays. The bays are located at the right front of the
server.
• The hot-swap bays are connected to a hot-swap drive backplane. The backplane
is a printed circuit board behind the bays.
Installing a hot-swap hard disk drive
Note: You do not have to turn off the server to install hot-swap hard disk drives in
these bays.
Complete the following steps to install the drive in a hot-swap bay:
Hard disk drive
(SCSI ID 12)
Hard disk drive
(SCSI ID 13)
Hard disk drive
(SCSI ID 14)
Diskette drive
CD-ROM drive
Hot swap bays (3)