Mounting order for accessible drives
Figure 208: Accessible drive configurations
Order Accessible drive Drive bay Max. Occupied Interface
1
4x 3.5-inch HDD
extension box
Bays 1+2+3 1 4.8" x 5.25"
SAS
Slimline ODD in 4x3.5-
inch HDD extension
box
SATA
1
8x 2.5-inch HDD
extension box
Bays 2+3 1 3.2" x 5.25" SAS
2
LSD in Multibay box
Bay 1 1 1.6" x 5.25"
I
2
C bus
Slimline ODD in
Multibay box
SATA
3
Optical disk drive (full
height)
Bay 1, 2 or 3 1 1.6" x 5.25" SATA
3
Backup drive
LTO3 HH Ultrium
Bay 1, 2 or 3 1 1.6" x 5.25" SAS
3
Backup drive
LTO4 HH IBM
Bay 1, 2 or 3 1 1.6" x 5.25" SAS
3
Backup drive
LTO5 HH Ultrium
Bay 1, 2 or 3 1 1.6" x 5.25" SAS
Table 4: Accessible drive mounting sequence