Installing a SAS/SATA 8 Pac HDD with two 6 GB performance optimized HBA adapters option

Use this information to install a SAS/SATA 8 Pac HDD with two 6 GB performance optimized HBA adapters option.

You can install a Lenovo System x3650 M4 Hot-swap SAS/SATA 8 Pac HDD with two 6 GB performance optimized HBA adapters option. See the Lenovo ServerProven website for a list of supported optional devices. To order a SAS/SATA 8 Pac HDD with two 6 GB performance optimized HBA adapters option, contact your sales representative or reseller.

The SAS/SATA 8 Pac HDD with two 6 GB performance optimized HBA adapters option kit contains the following components:

Note

You must purchase the SAS cable option (part number 00D9532) before installing this kit.

• Eight blank EMC fillers
• SAS signal cables (including the ones from the SAS cable option)
• One configuration cable
• One internal power cable
• One 2.5-inch hard disk drive backplane
• Two RAID adapters (part number 46M0912)
  Note

  RAID adapters come in a different option kits. Touch the static-protective packages to any unpainted metal surface on the server.

To install a SAS/SATA 8 Pac HDD with two 6 GB performance optimized HBA adapters option, complete the following steps:

1. Read the safety information that begins on Safety and Installation guidelines.
2. Turn off the server and peripheral devices and disconnect the power cords and all external cables, if necessary.
3. Remove the cover (see Removing the cover).
4. Remove the two 4-drive filler panels that are to the right of drive bay 8, beneath the IDs 8 - 15 on the front bezel.
   Figure 1. Filler panels
   
   
5. To obtain more working room, remove fans 2 and 3 (see Removing a hot-swap fan).
6. Remove the 2 SAS cables which connect both the backplane and the system board.
   Figure 2. SAS cables removal
   
   
7. Take out the 2 SAS cables (925 mm) from the SAS cable option and connect them to the backplane.
   Figure 3. SAS cables connection
   
   
8. Touch the static-protective package that contains the RAID adapter to any unpainted metal surface on the server. Then, remove the RAID adapter from the package.
9. Remove the PCI riser-card assembly 1 (see Removing a PCI riser-card assembly).
10. Install the RAID adapter in the connector on the PCI riser card (see Installing an adapter).
    Attention

    Incomplete insertion might cause damage to the server or the adapter.
11. Connect the SAS signal cables to the connectors on the RAID adapter:
    1. Connect a SAS signal cable to the RAID adapter connector for drive bays 0-3.
    2. Connect another SAS signal cable to the other SAS connector for drive bays 4-7.
       Figure 4. RAID adapter connectors
       
       
12. Align and install the PCI riser-card assembly in the server (see Installing a PCI riser-card assembly).
    Figure 5. PCI riser-card assembly installation
    
    
13. Route the cables underneath the cable retention.
    Figure 6. SAS signal cables routing
    
    
14. Refer from step 6 of the Installing a SAS/SATA 8 Pac HDD with a ServeRAID adapter option section for installing the second backplane, arranging the cable routing, installing the fans, and installing the hard disk drives. The illustration below is the cable routing for the second set of RAID adapter and backplane.
    Figure 7. Cable routing for the second set of RAID adapter and backplane
    
    

If you have other devices to install or remove, do so now. Otherwise, go to Completing the installation.