6Frontpanel
Fordetailedinformationaboutthecontrol,connectors,andstatusLEDsonthefrontpanel,see“Front
panel”onpage20.
7Storage-drivebays
Thestorage-drivebaysareusedtoinstall3.5-inchor2.5-inchinternalstoragedrives.Dependingonthe
model,yourserversupportsoneofthefollowingstorage-drivebayconfigurations:
•Five3.5-inch-drivebays
•Fifteen3.5-inch-drivebays
•Eight2.5-inch-drivebays
•Sixteen2.5-inch-drivebays
•Thirty-two2.5-inch-drivebays
Notes:
•Forservermodelswithfifteen3.5-inch-drivebays,youcaninstall2.5-inchdrivesand3.5-inchdrives
intothesameserver.Formoreinformation,see“Installinga2.5-inchdriveintoa3.5-inch-drivebay”on
page150
.
•Ensurethatyoufollowthenumericbayorderwheninstallingstoragedrivesintothebays.Forserver
modelswiththirty-two2.5-inchdrivebays,installthedrivesintobaygroupC0first(supportedbyLenovo
ThinkServerRAID720ixAnyRAIDAdapter0).Ifmoredrivesareavailable,continueinstallingtheminto
baygroupC1(supportedbyLenovoThinkServerRAID720ixAnyRAIDAdapter1).
8Metalprotectiveshields
Themetalprotectiveshieldsareusedtocovervacantstorage-drivebays.
Attention:Anunoccupiedstorage-drivebaywithoutanyotherprotectionmightimpacttheEMIintegrityand
coolingoftheserver,whichmightresultinoverheatingorcomponentdamage.
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