Supermicro SUPERSERVER 6014V-M4, User Manual

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Chapter 6: Advanced Chassis Setup
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Important: Regardless of how many SCSI drives are installed,
all four drive carriers must remain in the drive bays to maintain
proper airfl ow.
Use caution when working around the SCSI backplane. Do not
touch the backplane with any metal objects and make sure no
ribbon cables touch the backplane or obstruct the holes, which
aid in proper airfl ow.
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2. Installing/removing hot-swap SCSI drives
Four SCSI drive bays are located in the front of the chassis, making them easily
accessible for installation and removal. These SCSI drives are hot-swap units,
meaning they can be installed and removed without powering down the system.
To remove, fi rst push the release button located beside the drive LEDs, then swing
the handle fully out and use it to pull the unit straight out.
SCA Backplane
The SCSI drives plug into an SCA backplane that provides power, SCSI ID and
bus termination. A RAID controller can be used with the SCA backplane to provide
data security. The operating system you use must have RAID support to enable
the hot-swap capability of the SCSI drives. The SCA SCSI backplane is already
preconfi gured, so there are no jumpers or switches present on it.