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Adding a drive enclosure
Enclosure types
Array enclosures with SFF or LFF drive bays have the same connectivity options, but the storage
controllers are not physically compatible between SFF and LFF enclosures. For a given storage
controller, the LOM or HBA cannot be installed, altered, or removed.
Installing the rail kits
Procedure
1. Identify the rack locations for the enclosures.
2. Loosen the back bracket on the standard rail kit to accommodate the enclosure. Attach the rear hold
down brackets by sliding the tab with the arrow pointed forward (1) into the corresponding slot on the
left and right side of the rear of the chassis. Use the black headed thumb screw to loosely secure the
rail in the second hole from the rear (2).
NOTE:
It is easier to make this adjustment prior to mounting the rails.
3. Position the left and right rack rails at the desired 'U' position in the rack, adjusting the rails to fit the
rack, as needed. The front and rear bottom edges of the rails must align with the bottom of the EIA
boundary in the lowermost 'U'.
NOTE:
Rails are marked L and R with an arrow indicating the direction in which the rail should be
installed.
4. Use guide pins to align the shelf mount kit to theEIA column holes.
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