Upgrading Your Server 9-43Disk Array Configuration of Additional Disk UnitThe N8141-36F additional disk unit is exclusively used for installation of hard disk drives. Thecabinet can contain up to 14 hard disk drives. The server equipped with disk array controller boards(N8103-80/81) can be connected with up to four additional disk units. (See Chapter 10 or thedocumentation coming with the additional disk unit for details of the additional disk units.)IMPORTANT: The additional disk unit does not contain hard disk drives. Purchasethe drives additionally. To connect with additional disk unit, use the server of rack-mounttype, or use the additional disk unit of tower type (pedestal type). Inboth cases, you need an optional conversion kit.To connect the server with the N8141-36F additional disk unit, any of the following optional cablesare required: K410-93(01) additional disk unit connecting SCSI cable K410-93(03) additional disk unit connecting SCSI cable K410-93(06) additional disk unit connecting SCSI cableAfter the connection of the additional disk unit to the server, provide the disk array configuration forthe additional disk unit by using the Disk Array Configuration Utility. See the manual that comeswith the disk array controller for details of the procedure.In the disk array configuration of the additional disk unit, the auto rebuild function which the diskarray controller board has can recover the data if any one of hard disk drives installed in theadditional disk unit is defected to destroy data. (Replace the defected hard disk drive with a new onewith the power being on (hot-swap)).
