Installing an optional IBM ServeRAID M5015 SAS/SATA
Controller
You can purchase an optional IBM ServeRAID M5015 SAS/SATA controller. This
adapter can be installed only in the PCI slots listed in Table 11 on page 71. For
configuration information, see the ServeRAID documentation at
http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/.
Attention: Some cluster solutions require specific code levels or coordinated code
updates. If the device is part of a cluster solution, verify that the latest level of
code is supported for the cluster solution before you update the code.
Note:
1. Follow the general rule for connecting the SAS signal cables to the adapter and
drive backplane, port 0 on the adapter to port 0 on the drive backplane; then
port 1 on the adapter to port 1 on the drive backplane, port 2 to port 2, and
port 3 to port 3 (depending on the drive backplane you install in the server).
2. When you install an IBM ServeRAID M5015 SAS/SATA adapter or an IBM
ServeRAID M5014 SAS/SATA adapter that has an M5000 battery in the server,
you must also use the IBM ServeRAID M5000 Series Battery Remote Mount
Cable option to mount the battery remotely in the server.
3. You can use this adapter only with 2.5-inch hot-swap drives.
4. This adapter can only be used with the 4x2.5-inch drive backplane or the
8x2.5-inch backplane installed in the server.
5. When the IBM 4x4 Drive Backplane ServeRAID Expansion adapter is installed
in the server, this adapter installs in slot 2 on the two-slot PCI riser card ( see
Table 11 on page 71).
To install the IBM ServeRAID M5015 SAS/SATA adapter, complete the following
steps:
1. Read the safety information that begins on page “Safety” on page v and
“Installation guidelines” on page 44.
2. Turn off the server (see “Turning off the server” on page 24) and all attached
peripheral devices. Disconnect all power cords; then, disconnect all external
cables from the server.
3. Remove the top cover (see “Removing the server top cover” on page 46).
4. Carefully grasp the riser-card assembly by the blue touch points and pull it
until the riser-card assembly disengages from the connector on the system
board; then set it aside.
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