Lenovo ThinkServer RD450 - Storage and RAID Configuration

5.InstallanewPCIecardtoreplacetheoldoneorinstallaPCIecardslotbrackettocovertheplace.See
“InstallingaPCIecardonthesystemboard”onpage92
.
6.IfyouareinstructedtoreturntheoldPCIecard,followallpackaginginstructionsanduseanypackaging
materialsthataresuppliedtoyouforshipping.
Whattodonext:
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
•Tocompletetheremovalprocedure,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage178.
ReplacingtheAnyRAIDadapter
Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”
onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage63.
Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.
Notes:
•UseanydocumentationthatcomeswiththenewAnyRAIDadapterandfollowthoseinstructionsin
additiontotheinstructionsinthistopic.
•Dependingonthemodel,yourAnyRAIDadaptermightlookdifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.
ToreplacetheAnyRAIDadapter,dothefollowing:
Attention:ReplacingtheAnyRAIDadaptermightimpactyourRAIDconfigurations.Backupyourdata
beforeyoubegintoavoidanydatalossduetoaRAIDconfigurationchange.
1.Removeallexternalmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,
disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedto
theserver.
2.Prepareyourserver.See“Removingorextendingtheserverfromtherackcabinet”onpage65.
3.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage65.
4.LocatetheAnyRAIDadapter.See“Servercomponents”onpage25.
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