Figure 52. Installing the rear E3.S module
Next steps
1. Connect all the cables to the rear drive module.
2. Install the rear drives.
3. Install the air shroud.
4. Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system.
Drive backplane
Drive backplane
Depending on your system configuration, the drive backplanes supported are listed here:
Table 67. Supported backplane options
System Supported drives options
PowerEdge R6515 3.5 inch (x4) SAS, SATA backplane
2.5-inch (x8) NVMe backplane
2.5 inch (x10) SAS, SATA or NVMe backplane
E3.S (x14) NVMe Gen5 backplane
E3.S (x16) NVMe Gen5 backplane
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