Toconnectcablesfortheservermodelswitheighthot-swapharddiskdrives,dothefollowing:
Figure115.Cablesforthe2.5-inchhard-disk-drivebackplanes
1.Connectthecablelabeledwith0totheconnector0ontheServeRAIDSAS/SATAcontrollerandthe
hot-swaphard-disk-drivebackplane1.
2.Connectthecablelabeledwith1totheconnector1ontheServeRAIDSAS/SATAcontrollerandthe
hot-swaphard-disk-drivebackplane2.
3.Connectoneconnectorononeendofthepowercable1tothebackplanepowerconnectoronthe
systemboard.Then,connectthetwoconnectorsontheotherendofthepowercabletothepower
connectorsonthehard-disk-drivebackplane1and2.
Figure116.Hot-swapHDDcableconnection:eightHDDs,ServeRAIDSAS/SATAcontrollerinstalledontheleftside
Simple-swapHDDcableconnection:ServeRAIDSAS/SATAcontrollerandredundant
powersupply
•1:Connecttothebackplanepowerconnectoronthesystemboardandthepowerconnectoronthe
hard-disk-drivebackplateassembly.
•2:Connecttotheconnector0ontheServeRAIDSAS/SATAcontrollerandthefourconnectorsonthe
hard-disk-drivebackplateassembly.
Notes:
•TheMini-SAScablehasbeeninstalledtothehard-disk-drivebackplateassemblybydefault.
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