42.5-inch-drivebays(0–23)
TheEMIintegrityandcoolingoftheserverareprotectedbyhavingalldrivebayscoveredoroccupied.
Thenumberoftheinstalleddrivesinyourservervariesbymodel.Thevacantdrivebaysareoccupied
bydummytrays.
Whenyouinstalldrives,followtheorderofthedrivebaynumbers.
Dependingonyourservermodel,allorsomeofthedrive-baygroups,suchasbays0–7,bays8–15,and
bays16–23,mightbecoveredbyEMI-protectivepanelsasawhole.
Note:Forservermodelsthatsupportseasy-swapdrives,theeasy-swapdrivesareinstalledinthedrive
bays20–23.
Frontviewofservermodelswithboth2.5-inchdrivesand3.5-inchdrives
0 1 2 3 4 5
1
2
3 4 5
6
6
7
8
9
10
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12
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14
Figure6.Frontviewofservermodelswithboth2.5-inchdrivesand3.5-inchdrives
1Rackhandle(left)22.5-inch-drivebays(0–5)
3Frontpanel
4Pull-outinformationcard
53.5-inch-drivebays(6–14)6Rackhandle(right)
16Rackhandles
Ifyourserverisinstalledinarackcabinet,youcanusetherackhandlestohelpyouslidetheserveroutof
therackcabinet.Youalsocanusetherackhandlesandscrewstosecuretheserverintherackcabinetso
thattheservercannotslideout,especiallyinvibration-proneareas.Formoreinformation,refertotheRack
InstallationInstructionsthatcomeswithyourserver.
22.5-inch-drivebays(0–5)
53.5-inch-drivebays(6–14)
TheEMIintegrityandcoolingoftheserverareprotectedbyhavingalldrivebayscoveredoroccupied.
Thenumberoftheinstalleddrivesinyourservervariesbymodel.Thevacantdrivebaysareoccupied
bydummytrays.
Whenyouinstalldrives,followtheorderofthedrivebaynumbers.
Note:Forservermodelsthatsupporteasy-swapdrives,theeasy-swapdrivesareinstalledinthedrive
bays2–5.
3Frontpanel
Forinformationaboutthecontrols,connectors,andstatusLEDsonthefrontpanel,see“Frontpanel”
onpage25.
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