122 Upgrade and Maintenance Manual
RX300 S8
Hard disk drives / solid state drives
7.1 Basic procedures
– Solid state drives (SSDs) are always equipped before installing hard disk
drives.
– Hard disk drives / solid state drives with different capacities are installed
from highest to lowest capacity.
– Hard disk drives with different rotation speeds are installed from highest to
lowest speed.
– When installing hard disk drives with different bus technologies (SAS or
SATA), first install SAS drives and then SATA drives.
– Please refer to sections "Mounting order for 2.5-inch HDDs / SSDs" on
page 131 and "6x3.5-inch HDD configuration" on page 122 for a complete
overview of the mounting sequence.
– Install dummy modules into unused HDD / SSD bays.
I The mounting order described above is only relevant for the factory
manufacturing process. In case of upgrading a system you need not
consider this mounting sequence.
7.2 3.5-inch hard disk drives
7.2.1 6x3.5-inch HDD configuration
7.2.1.1 Mounting order
I Maximum configuration: 6x 3.5-inch HDDs
Figure 31: 3.5-inch HDD mounting order
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