IBM SAN Volume Controller - Replacing the High-Speed SAS Adapter, the Adapter Cable, and the Solid-State Drive (SSD); Controller 2145-CF8; Boot-Disk SAS Cable and the High-Speed SAS Cable Connected to the Disk Backplane in the SAN Volume Controller 2145-CF8

1 Boot-disk SAS cable that is plugged into the disk-drive backplane to support drive bay 4
2 High-speed SAS-adapter cable that is plugged into the middle of the backplane to support
drive bays 0, 1, 2, and 3
12. Remove the cable from the SAN Volume Controller 2145-CF8.
Replacing the high-speed SAS adapter, the adapter cable, and the
solid-state drive (SSD)
You can replace the high-speed SAS adapter, the adapter cable, and the serial attached SCSI (SAS)
solid-state drives (SSDs) in the SAN Volume Controller 2145-CF8.
Replacing the SAN Volume Controller 2145-CF8 high-speed SAS cable
You can replace the SAN Volume Controller 2145-CF8 high-speed SAS cable.
Perform the following steps to replace the SAN Volume Controller 2145-CF8 high-speed cable:
1. Remove the high-speed SAS adapter from the slot 2 riser-card connector at the rear of the system
board, as described in “Removing the SAN Volume Controller 2145-CF8 high-speed SAS adapter
assembly” on page 172.
The high-speed SAS cable is shown in Figure 195 on page 179.
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Figure 194. Boot-disk SAS cable and the high-speed SAS cable connected to the disk backplane in the SAN Volume
Controller 2145-CF8
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