Step1.Readthesafetyinformationthatbeginson“Safety”onpagevand“Installationguidelines”on
page289
.
Step2.Turnofftheserverandperipheraldevicesanddisconnectthepowercordsandallexternalcables,
ifnecessary.
Step3.Removethecover(see“Removingthetopcover”onpage143).
Step4.Removethetwo4-drivefillerpanelsaccordingtoyourconfiguration.
Figure279.Fillerpanels
Step5.Toobtainmoreworkingroom,removethefancage(see“Removingthefancageassembly”on
page171
).
Step6.Installthenewbackplanes.(See“Replacingthe2.5-inchsimple-swapbackplate
assembly/hot-swapharddiskdrivebackplane”onpage242
).
Step7.Connectthepower/configurationandsignalcablestothebackplane.
•8x2.5-inchHDD+4x2.5-inchNVMePCIeSSD
2.5-inch HDD hot-swap backplane
Power / configuration cable
SAS signal cable
Power / configuration cable
Signal cable
2.5-inch NVMe backplane
Figure280.Cableconnections
•16x2.5-inchHDD+4x2.5-inchNVMePCIeSSD
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