8.Slidetherearbackplane/cagekittotherearoftheserversothatthekitisengagedtotherearofthe
chassis.Alignthetwoscrewsofthekitwiththecorrespondingholesinthesystemboard.Then,tighten
thescrewstosecurethekittothesystemboard.
Figure68.Installingtherearbackplane/cagekit
9.Install2.5-inchhot-swapharddiskdrivesordummytrays(ifany)totherearbackplane/cagekit.See
“Installingorreplacingahot-swapharddiskdrive”onpage123.
10.Connectcablestotherearbackplane.See“Rearbackplaneforuptotwo2.5-inchdrives”onpage36.
Whattodonext:
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
•Tocompletetheinstallation,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage152.
Removingtherearbackplane/cagekit
Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”
onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage59.
Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.
Note:Useanydocumentationthatcomeswiththerearbackplane/cagekitandfollowthoseinstructionsin
additiontotheinstructionsinthistopic.
Toremovetherearbackplane/cagekit,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallexternalmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,
disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedto
theserver.
2.Prepareyourserver.See“Removingorextendingtheserverfromtherackcabinet”onpage61.
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