Installing a SAS/SATA 8 Pac HDD option

Use this information to install a SAS/SATA 8 Pac HDD option.

You can install an Lenovo System x3500 M4 Hot-swap SAS/SATA 8 Pac HDD option to add eight additional 2.5-inch hot-swap hard disk drives in the server. See the Lenovo ServerProven website for a list of supported optional devices. To order a SAS/SATA 8 Pac HDD option, contact your Lenovo sales representative or Lenovo reseller.

Note

The 8 pac HDD option including structural parts and Tier 1 parts.

Read the safety information in Safety and Installation guidelines.

If you are replacing a server component in the server, you need to turn off the server and peripheral devices, and disconnect the power cords and all external cables.

To install a SAS/SATA 8 Pac HDD option, complete the following steps.

1. Remove the bezel (see Removing the bezel).
2. Remove the left side cover (see Removing the left-side cover).
3. Remove the fillers if necessary.
4. Install the 2.5-inch hard disk drive cage if necessary.
   1. Align the 2.5-inch hard disk drive cage with the chassis to the area highlighted in grey as follows and install it in the server.
      Note

      If you are upgrading the hard disk drive bays from 16 to 24 and the 2.5-inch hard disk drive cage is already installed, keep the new 2.5-inch hard disk drive cage comes with the option in a safe place for potential future use.
      Figure 1. Align the 2.5-inch HD cage with chassis
      
      
      Note

      The cage for the hard disk drive is installed only when you need to install more than eight hard disk drives. The cage is installed in the bays where the hard disk drive 16-23 will be installed.
      Figure 2. Install cage in drive bay 16-23
      
      
   2. Fasten the four screws.
5. Install the 2.5-inch hot-swap hard disk drive backplane (see Installing the 2.5-inch hard disk drive backplane).
   Figure 3. Install backplane for bay 8-15 and 16-23
   
   
6. Install the EMC shields that come with the option.
7. Install the 2.5-inch hard disk drives (see Installing a 2.5-inch hot-swap hard disk drive).
8. Install the drive bay filler panels that come with the option into empty drive bays.
9. Connect the backplane configuration cable, power cable, signal cable, and the configuration cable (see Internal cable routing and connectors).
   Note

   You may need to install the two screws on the backplane configuration cable.
   Figure 4. Put screws on the backplane
   
   
10. Install the bezel (see Installing the bezel).
11. Install the left-side cover (see Installing the left-side cover).
12. Reconnect the power cords and any cables that you removed.
13. Slide the server into the rack.

If you have replaced a server component or installed an optional device in the server, you need to reconnect the power cords and all external cables, and turn on the server and peripheral devices.