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Install a rear drive cage

Use this information to install a rear drive cage.

About this task

Attention

  • Read Installation Guidelines to ensure that you work safely.

  • Power off the server and disconnect all power cords for this task.

  • Prevent exposure to static electricity, which might lead to system halt and loss of data, by keeping static-sensitive components in their static-protective packages until installation, and handling these devices with an electrostatic-discharge wrist strap or other grounding system.

  • The rear drive cage is supported on some server models with thermal requirements. See Thermal rules to ensure that the server is under permitted ambient temperature and the correct heat sink and system fans are used. If needed, replace your heat sink or system fan first.

Procedure

  1. (Optional) If the existing rearwall bracket is not for the rear drive cage, replace it with the rearwall bracket that comes with the rear drive cage. See Replace a rearwall bracket.
  2. Install the required riser brackets or riser bracket fillers. See Install a PCIe adapter and riser assembly.
  3. Install the backplane to the drive cage.
    Figure 1. Installing the 4 x 2.5-inch rear drive backplane
    Installing the 4 x 2.5-inch rear drive backplane

    Figure 2. Installing the 8 x 2.5-inch rear drive backplane
    Installing the 8 x 2.5-inch rear drive backplane
    Figure 3. Installing the 2 x 3.5-inch rear drive backplane
    Installing the 2 x 3.5-inch rear drive backplane

    Figure 4. Installing the 4 x 3.5-inch rear drive backplane
    Installing the 4 x 3.5-inch rear drive backplane
  4. Install the rear drive cage.
    Figure 5. Installing the 4 x 2.5-inch rear drive cage

    Figure 6. Installing the 8 x 2.5-inch rear drive cage
    Installing the 4 x 3.5-inch reard rive cage
    Figure 7. Installing the 2 x 3.5-inch rear drive cage

    Figure 8. Installing the 4 x 3.5-inch rear drive cage
    Installing the 4 x 3.5-inch reard rive cage
  5. (Optional) If you are installing the 4 x 3.5-inch drive cage, install the top cover support bracket.
    Figure 9. Installing the top cover support bracket
    Installing the top cover support bracket
  6. Connect cables to the rear drive backplane. See Internal cable routing.
  7. Install drives or drive fillers into the rear drive cage. See Install a hot-swap drive.

Demo video

Watch the procedure on YouTube