Install the 2.5-inch-drive backplane

Use this information to install the 2.5-inch-drive backplane. This topic applies only to server models that support 2.5-inch-drive backplanes.

Read the installation Guidelines

Power off the server for this task

ATTENTION: Static Sensitive Device Ground package before opening

Note

Your server supports two types of 2.5-inch-drive backplanes: SATA/SAS 8-bay backplane (eight SATA/SAS drive bays) and AnyBay 8-bay backplane (four SATA/SAS drive bays and four NVMe drive bays). Depending on the backplane type and quantity, the installation location of the backplanes varies.

• One backplane

  Always install either the SATA/SAS backplane or the AnyBay backplane to drive bays 0–7.

• Two backplanes

  • Two SATA/SAS backplanes: install the two backplanes to drive bays 0–7 and drive bays 8–15

  • One SATA/SAS backplane and one AnyBay backplane: install the AnyBay backplane to drive bays 0–7; install the SATA/SAS backplane to drive bays 8–15

Before installing the 2.5-inch-drive backplane, touch the static-protective package that contains the new backplane to any unpainted surface on the outside of the server. Then, take the new backplane out of the package and place it on a static-protective surface.

To install the 2.5-inch-drive backplane, complete the following steps:

Watch the procedure

A video of this procedure is available at YouTube.

1. Determine the location of the backplanes to be installed.
2. Connect the cables to the backplane.
3. Insert the bottom of the backplane into the slots on the bottom of the chassis. Then, rotate the backplane to vertical position and align the holes in the backplane with the pins on the chassis and press the backplane into position. The release tabs will secure the backplane in place.
   Figure 1. 2.5-inch-drive backplane installation
   

   

   
   
4. Apply drive bay labels based on the type of the installed backplanes. Several drive bay labels come with each type of the supported drive backplane:

   • 4–7

     Apply this label to drive bays 4–7 if a SATA/SAS backplane is installed to drive bays 0–7.

   • 4–7 (NVMe)

     Apply this label to drive bays 4–7 if an AnyBay backplane is installed to drive bays 0–7.

   • 12–15

     Apply this label to drive bays 12–15 if a SATA/SAS backplane is installed to drive bays 8–15.

   The following illustration shows the location for applying drive bay labels to server models with two SATA/SAS backplanes installed. The location is the same for applying drive bay labels to server models with an Anybay backplane and a SATA/SAS backplane installed. Ensure that the drive bay labels are stuck in the correct location. The labels help you to locate the correct drive during problem determination.

   Figure 2. Drive bay labels for server models with two SATA/SAS backplanes installed