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6.IfyouareinstructedtoreturntheoldRAID510ikey,followallpackaginginstructionsanduseany
packagingmaterialsthataresuppliedtoyouforshipping.
Whattodonext:
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
•Tocompletetheremovalprocedure,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage178
.Becausethe
hardwareRAID5and50levelsarenotavailablewithouttheRAID510ikey,reconfigureRAIDforyour
serverifnecessary.ForinformationabouthowtoconfigurethehardwareRAID,refertotheMegaRAID
SASSoftwareUserGuideonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourserver.
InstallingorremovingtheLenovoThinkServerRAID500or520iupgrade
key
ThefollowingtwoRAIDupgradekeysactivateRAID5andRAID50levelsforadvancedSATAorSAS
hardwareRAID:
•LenovoThinkServerRAID500upgradekey(requirestheLenovoThinkServerRAID500PCIeAdapter)
•LenovoThinkServerRAID520iupgradekey(requirestheLenovoThinkServerRAID520iPCIeAdapter)
Asaresult,thecapabilityoftheinstalledThinkServerRAIDadaptersisexpanded.YoucanpurchaseaRAID
upgradekeyfromLenovoat:
http://lenovoquickpick.com/usa/home/thinkserver/rack-and-tower-server
Note:TheillustrationsinthistopicshowhowtoinstallandremovetheRAID500upgradekey.The
procedureofinstallingandremovingtheRAID520iupgradekeyissimilar.
InstallingtheRAID500or520iupgradekey
Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”
onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage63.
Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.
Note:UseanydocumentationthatcomeswiththeRAIDupgradekeyandfollowthoseinstructionsin
additiontotheinstructionsinthistopic.
ToinstalltheRAID500or520iupgradekey,dothefollowing:
Attention:InstallingtheRAIDupgradekeymightimpactyourRAIDconfigurations.Backupyourdatabefore
youbegintoavoidanydatalossduetoaRAIDconfigurationchange.
1.Removeallexternalmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,
disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedto
theserver.
2.Prepareyourserver.See“Removingorextendingtheserverfromtherackcabinet”onpage65.
3.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage65.
4.LocatetheLenovoThinkServerRAID500or520iPCIeAdapter.See“Servercomponents”onpage25.
5.Touchthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainstheRAIDupgradekeytoanyunpaintedsurfaceon
theoutsideoftheserver.Then,taketheRAIDupgradekeyoutofthepackage.
Note:CarefullyhandletheRAIDupgradekeybyitsedges.
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