Installing drivesThe following notes describe the type of drives that the server supports and otherinformation that you must consider when you install a drive. To confirm that theserver supports the drive that you are installing, see http://www.ibm.com/systems/info/x86servers/serverproven/compat/us/.v Locate the documentation that comes with the 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 The server supports one optional ultra-slim SATA CD-RW/DVD-ROM opticaldrive.v The server can support up to 24 hot-swap drives, using the supportedSAS\SATA backplane configurations. The server supports 2.5-inch hot-swap SASor hot-swap SATA hard disk drives, 2.5-inch hot-swap solid state drives, or1.8-inch hot-swap solid state drives (see “Supported SAS/SATA drive backplaneconfigurations” on page 62 for the supported configurations).Note: Configurations with all 1.8-inch drive backplanes can support oneadditional simple-swap drive if you purchase the optional Simple-swap 2.5-inchSATA Drive and Backplate kit. See “Supported SAS/SATA drive backplaneconfigurations” on page 62 and “Installing the optional simple-swap SATA driveand backplate assembly” on page 101 for more information.v You can mix 2.5-inch hot-swap SAS and SATA hard disk drives, 2.5-inchhot-swap solid state drives, and 1.8-inch hot-swap solid state drives in the sameserver as long as you do not mix drives on the same array.v When upgrading drive backplane configurations, all 1.8-inch SSD drivebackplanes must be installed to the right of all 2.5-inch HDD or 2.5-inch SSDdrive backplanes. All 2.5-inch backplanes installs to the left of all 1.8-inchbackplanes. See “IDs for hot-swap drives” on page 61 for drive ID assignmentinformation and “Supported SAS/SATA drive backplane configurations” onpage 62 for information about the combination of supported drive backplaneconfigurations.v If you install the optional simple-swap SATA drive and backplate assembly, thebackplate must be installed in the backplane slot closest to the information paneland the SATA drive must be installed in the drive-bay closest to the informationpanel.v The electromagnetic interference (EMI) integrity and cooling of the server areprotected by having all bays and PCI Express slots covered or occupied. Whenyou install a drive, save the EMC shield and filler panel from the bay in theevent that you later remove the device.58 System x3690 X5 Types 7147, 7148, 7149, and 7192: Installation and User's Guide
