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6.LocatetheconnectorfortheRAID500or520iupgradekeyontheLenovoThinkServerRAID500or520i
PCIeAdapter.Then,inserttheRAIDupgradekeyintotheconnector.EnsurethattheRAIDupgradekey
issecurelyseatedontheRAIDadapter.
Note:Ifnecessary,removetheThinkServerRAIDadapterfirstforeasieroperation.Afteryouinstallthe
RAIDupgradekey,reinstalltheThinkServerRAIDadapter.See“InstallingorremovingaPCIExpress
card:Ethernetcard,RAIDcard,andothersupportedtypesofPCIExpresscards”onpage86
.
Figure76.InstallingtheRAIDupgradekey
7.Reinstallanypartsorreconnectanycablesthatyouhaveremoved.
Whattodonext:
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
•Tocompletetheinstallation,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage178
.Then,thehardware
RAID5andRAID50levelsareavailableforyourserverifyourserverhastherequirednumberofstorage
drivesinstalled.ForinformationabouthowtoconfigurehardwareRAID,refertotheMegaRAIDSAS
SoftwareUserGuideonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourserver.
RemovingtheRAID500or520iupgradekey
Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”
onpageiii
and“Guidelines”onpage63.
Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.
Attention:RemovingtheRAIDupgradekeymightimpactyourRAIDconfigurations.Backupyourdata
beforeyoubegintoavoidanydatalossduetoaRAIDconfigurationchange.
Notes:
•IfyouremovetheRAIDupgradekeyfromtheThinkServerRAIDadapter,thehardwareRAID5and
RAID50levelswillbedisabled.
•UseanydocumentationthatcomeswiththeRAIDupgradekeyandfollowthoseinstructionsinadditionto
theinstructionsinthistopic.
ToremovetheRAID500or520iupgradekey,dothefollowing:
108ThinkServerRD450UserGuideandHardwareMaintenanceManual