Installing a SAS/SATA 8 Pac HDD with a ServeRAID adapter option

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

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. Install the new backplane in slot 2:
   Figure 2. New backplane installation
   
   
   1. Connect the following cables in the order listed:
      • Configuration cable 1
      • SAS signal cable 2
      • Power cable 3
   2. Angle the new backplane and place the bottom edge into the slots for backplane 2 on the chassis next to the optical drive.
   3. Rotate the backplane upright so that the bracket goes underneath the latch and tabs on the chassis and is engaged into the slots on the backplane bracket.
7. 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.
8. Remove the PCI riser-card assembly 1 (see Removing a PCI riser-card assembly).
9. Install the RAID adapter in the connector on the PCI riser card (see Installing an adapter).
   Note

   While installing the RAID adapter (part number 00D7082) into PCI riser-card assembly, it can be installed in slot 1 or slot 2 only.

   Attention

   Incomplete insertion might cause damage to the server or the adapter.
10. Connect the SAS signal cables to the connectors on the RAID adapter:
    Figure 3. RAID adapter (part number 46M0912)
    
    

    Figure 4. RAID adapter (part number 00D7082)
    
    
    1. Connect a SAS signal cable that comes with the option kit to the RAID adapter connector for drive bays 8-11.
    2. Connect another SAS signal cable to the other SAS connector for drive bays 12-15.
11. 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
    
    
12. Route the cables underneath the cable retention (taking the RAID adapter, part number 46M0912, as an example).
    Figure 6. SAS signal cables routing
    
    
13. Make sure that the configuration cable is connected to the backplanes and system board.
    Figure 7. Configuration cable routing
    
    
14. Make sure that the SAS power cable is connected to the backplanes and system board.
    Figure 8. SAS power cable routing
    
    
15. If you removed any fans, install them.
16. Insert the hard disk drives and the fillers the rest of the way into the bays.