Installing the 8x2.5-inch hot-swap HDD assembly kit

Use this information to add eight 2.5-inch hard-disk-drive bays in the server.

1. Read the safety information that begins on Safety and Installation guidelines.
2. Remove the cover (see Removing the cover).
3. Touch the static-protective package that contains the backplane to any unpainted surface on the outside of the server; then, grasp the backplane and remove it from the package.
4. Install the backplane in the farthest slot from the power supplies.
   Figure 1. Backplane installation
   
   
   1. Align the tabs on the bottom of the backplane with the slots on the bottom of the backplane cage.
   2. Insert the backplane tabs into slots on the bottom of the backplane cage and push the backplane forward into the retention latch (on top of the backplane cage) until the backplane is locked in place.
5. Connect the mini-SAS cables, power cable, and the configuration cable.
   Figure 2. Cables connection
   
   

   Figure 3. Backplanes cable connection
   
   
6. Remove the two 4-drive filler panels from the right side.
   Figure 4. Filler panels removal
   
   
7. Install the hard disk drives, if any (see Installing a hot-swap drive).
8. Install the 2.5-inch HDD fillers into empty drives.