Figure 117: Connecting the cables to the rear HDD backplane (example with SATA cable)
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Connect the following cables to the rear HDD backplane:
1 SAS/SATA cable depending on configuration
2 Power cable to HDD backplane and connector "PWR7" on system
board
3 OOB cable to HDD backplane and connector "SMB3" on system
board
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Run the power cable and the OOB cable through the cable clamp.
The cables are equipped with labels showing the right connector.
For the cable plan, see "Appendix B" on page
559.
CAUTION
Incorrect cabling may cause wrong LED identification of the HDD/SSD.
Misleading LED could lead to swapping out the wrong HDD/SSD, and
that will result in data loss.
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Check the correct cabling using the labels on the cables and the
cable plans.
Hard disk drive (HDD) / solid state disk (SSD)
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