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Simple-swap HDD cable connection: ServeRAID SAS/SATA controller and redundant power supply

  • 1: Connect to the backplane power connector on the system board and the power connector on the hard-disk-drive backplate assembly.

  • 2: Connect to the connector 0 on the ServeRAID SAS/SATA controller and the four connectors on the hard-disk-drive backplate assembly.

Note

  • The Mini-SAS cable has been installed to the hard-disk-drive backplate assembly by default.

  • Ensure that the cable is not pinched and does not cover any connectors or obstruct any components on the system board.

  • Ensure the power cable and Mini-SAS cable pass through the cable clips.

Figure 1. Simple-swap HDD cable connection: four HDDs, ServeRAID SAS/SATA controller installed on the right side
Simple-swap HDD cable connection: four HDDs, ServeRAID SAS/SATA controller installed on the right side

Figure 2. Simple-swap HDD cable connection: four HDDs, ServeRAID SAS/SATA controller installed on the left side
Simple-swap HDD cable connection: four HDDs, ServeRAID SAS/SATA controller installed on the right side

To connect cables for the server models with eight simple-swap hard disk drives, do the following:
Figure 3. 2.5-inch simple-swap hard-disk-drive backplate assemblies
2.5-inch simple-swap hard-disk-drive backplate assemblies

  • 1: Connect to the backplane power connector on the system board.

  • 3: Connect to the connector 0 on the ServeRAID SAS/SATA controller.

  • 4: Connect to the power connector 2.

  • 5: Connect to the connector 1 on the ServeRAID SAS/SATA controller.

Figure 4. Simple-swap HDD cable connection: eight HDDs, ServeRAID SAS/SATA controller installed on the left side
Simple-swap HDD cable connection: eight HDDs, ServeRAID SAS/SATA controller installed on the left side