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d.
Secure the Mini-SAS Y-cable in the right front chassis cable clip.
10. Install the access panel (on page 25).
11. Do one of the following:
o Slide the server into the rack.
o Install the server into the rack ("Installing the server into the rack" on page 35).
12. Power up the server (on page 20).
13. If you are planning to install new drives, install them now ("Drive options" on page 41).
Mini-SAS Y-cable option for 8-bay SFF hot-plug drive
configurations
This section explains how to connect the 630-mm Mini-SAS Y-cable option to upgrade the fixed 8-bay
SFF hot-plug drive cage (box 3) connection from the onboard storage controller or from an HBA to an
Smart Array P-series Controller.
To connect the cable option:
1. Power down the server (on page 20).
2. Remove all power:
a. Disconnect each power cord from the power source.
b. Disconnect each power cord from the server.
3. Do one of the following:
o Extend the server from the rack (on page 20).
o Remove the server from the rack (on page 22).
4. Remove the access panel (on page 24).
5. Remove the primary PCI riser cage ("Remove the PCI riser cages" on page 26).
6. If the 8-bay SFF hot-plug drive cage in box 3 is currently connected to an HBA, remove the HBA from
the primary PCI riser cage.
7. If the 8-bay SFF hot-plug drive cage in box 3 is currently connected to the Mini-SAS connectors on
the system board, do the following:
a. Disconnect the existing Mini-SAS cables from the drive backplane and the Mini-SAS connectors
on the system board.
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