Installing drives
The following notes describe the type of drives that the server supports and other
information that you must consider when you install a drive. To confirm that the
server supports the drive that you are installing, see http://www.ibm.com/
systems/info/x86servers/serverproven/compat/us/.
v Locate the documentation that comes with the drive and follow those
instructions in addition to the instructions in this chapter.
v Make sure that you have all the cables and other equipment that are specified in
the documentation that comes with the drive.
v Select the bay in which you want to install the drive.
v The server supports one optional ultra-slim SATA CD-RW/DVD-ROM optical
drive.
v The server can support up to 24 hot-swap drives, using the supported
SAS\SATA backplane configurations. The server supports 2.5-inch hot-swap SAS
or hot-swap SATA hard disk drives, 2.5-inch hot-swap solid state drives, or
1.8-inch hot-swap solid state drives (see “Supported SAS/SATA drive backplane
configurations” on page 62 for the supported configurations).
Note: Configurations with all 1.8-inch drive backplanes can support one
additional simple-swap drive if you purchase the optional Simple-swap 2.5-inch
SATA Drive and Backplate kit. See “Supported SAS/SATA drive backplane
configurations” on page 62 and “Installing the optional simple-swap SATA drive
and backplate assembly” on page 101 for more information.
v You can mix 2.5-inch hot-swap SAS and SATA hard disk drives, 2.5-inch
hot-swap solid state drives, and 1.8-inch hot-swap solid state drives in the same
server as long as you do not mix drives on the same array.
v When upgrading drive backplane configurations, all 1.8-inch SSD drive
backplanes must be installed to the right of all 2.5-inch HDD or 2.5-inch SSD
drive backplanes. All 2.5-inch backplanes installs to the left of all 1.8-inch
backplanes. See “IDs for hot-swap drives” on page 61 for drive ID assignment
information and “Supported SAS/SATA drive backplane configurations” on
page 62 for information about the combination of supported drive backplane
configurations.
v If you install the optional simple-swap SATA drive and backplate assembly, the
backplate must be installed in the backplane slot closest to the information panel
and the SATA drive must be installed in the drive-bay closest to the information
panel.
v The electromagnetic interference (EMI) integrity and cooling of the server are
protected by having all bays and PCI Express slots covered or occupied. When
you install a drive, save the EMC shield and filler panel from the bay in the
event that you later remove the device.
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