Hard drive backplane
Hard drive backplane details
Depending on your system configuration, the hard drive backplanes supported in hardware
appliance are listed here:
System
Supported hard drives options
GigaVUE-FM Hardware Appliance 2.5-inch (x8) SAS, SATA or Nearline SAS drives
Figure 1
8 x 2.5-inch backplane
1.Release tab
2. SATA_A cable connector
3. backplane signal cable connector
4. backplane
5. SATA_B cable connector
6. backplane power cable connector
Installing the hard drive backplane
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Follow the safety guidelines listed in
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The procedure to install the backplane is similar for all backplane
configurations.
Follow the below steps to install the hard drive backplane:
1. Align the slots on the backplane with the hooks on the system.
2. Lower the hard drive backplane until the blue release tabs snap into place.
3. If your backplane has an expander board, then tighten the captive screws to secure the
expander board to the system.
Installing and Removing System Components
Hard drive backplane
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GigaVUE-FM Hardware Appliance Guide for GFM-HW1-FM010 and GFM-HW1-FM001-HW