IBM 79463AU Installation And User Manual

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IDs for hot-swap hard disk drivesThe hot-swap-drive ID that is assigned to each drive is printed on the front of theserver. The following illustration shows the location of the IDs of the hard diskdrives. The ID numbers and the drive bay numbers are the same.Drive bay 0 Drive bay 2 Drive bay 4Drive bay 1 Drive bay 3 Drive bay 5Hard disk driveactivity LED (green)Hard disk drivestatus LED (amber)012345Installing a simple-swap hard disk driveSome server models support four 2.5-inch simple-swap SATA hard disk drives thatare accessible from the front of the server. You must turn off the server beforeinstalling simple-swap drives in the server. Before you install a simple-swap SATAhard disk drive, read the following information. For a list of supported hard diskdrives, see http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/us/.v Locate the documentation that comes with the hard disk drive and follow thoseinstructions in addition to the instructions in this chapter.v Make sure that you have all the cables and other equipment that are specified inthe documentation that comes with the drive.v Select the bay in which you want to install the drive.v Check the instructions that come with the drive to determine whether you have toset any switches or jumpers on the drive. If you are installing a SATA device, besure to set the SATA ID for that device.v You can only install four 2.5-inch simple-swap SATA hard disk drives in theserver (only four drives are supported). Do not install hot-swap drives into asimple-swap server model, it is not supported.v The sequence for installing the hard disk drives is to install the drives startingfrom bay 0, 1, 2, and 3.v Simple-swap models of the server do not support the Hypervisor USB flashdevice and the installation of the SAS/SATA riser card is not supported.v The simple-swap server models are available only in non-RAID configurations.v The electromagnetic interference (EMI) integrity and cooling of the server areprotected by having all bays and PCI and PCI Express slots covered oroccupied. When you install a drive, PCI, or PCI Express adapter, save the EMCshield and filler panel from the bay or PCI or PCI Express adapter slot cover inthe event that you later remove the device.v For a complete list of supported optional devices for the server, seehttp://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/us/.To install a 2.5-inch simple-swap SATA hard disk drive, complete the followingsteps:1. Read the safety information that begins on page vii and “Installation guidelines”on page 46.Chapter 2. Installing optional devices 59