Installing
a
SAS
drive
tray
The
blade
server
has
two
connectors
on
the
system
board
for
installing
optional
small
form
factor
(SFF)
SAS
hard
disk
drives
or
pin-compatible
solid-state
flash
drives.
You
must
install
a
drive
tray
before
you
install
a
new
drive
in
the
blade
server.
Depending
on
the
blade
server
model,
a
drive
tray
might
already
be
installed.
The
following
illustration
shows
how
to
install
a
SAS
drive
tray
in
the
blade
server.
To
install
a
drive
tray,
complete
the
following
steps:
1.
Read
the
safety
information
that
begins
on
page
“Safety”
on
page
v
and
“Installation
guidelines”
on
page
17.
2.
Shut
down
the
operating
system,
turn
off
the
blade
server,
and
remove
the
blade
server
from
the
BladeCenter
unit.
See
“Removing
the
blade
server
from
the
BladeCenter
unit”
on
page
19
for
instructions.
3.
Carefully
lay
the
blade
server
on
a
flat,
static-protective
surface.
4.
Open
the
blade
server
cover
(see
“Opening
the
blade
server
cover”
on
page
20
for
instructions).
5.
If
an
MPE
unit
or
an
expansion
unit
is
attached
to
the
blade
server,
remove
the
device
(see
“Removing
an
expansion
unit”
on
page
21).
6.
Locate
the
SAS
connector
that
you
will
be
using
(see
“Blade
server
connectors”
on
page
14).
7.
If
you
are
installing
a
drive
into
SAS
connector
1,
complete
the
following
steps:
a.
If
an
expansion-card
bracket
is
installed,
remove
the
bracket
(see
“Removing
an
expansion-card
bracket”
on
page
38).
Save
the
bracket
and
screws
in
a
safe
place.
b.
Remove
the
two
screws
near
SAS
connector
1
that
secure
the
system
board
to
the
blade.
Save
the
screws
in
a
safe
place.
8.
Orient
the
drive
tray
so
that
the
blue
lever
on
the
tray
is
toward
the
middle
and
front
of
the
blade
server.
Chapter
3.
Installing
optional
devices
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