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Installing, hot-swap, SAS/SATA, cable

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10. Lock the side cover. 11. Reconnect the external cables and power cords; then, turn on the attached devices and turn on the server. Installing the hot-swap SAS/SATA cable The following is an illustration of the optional single-drop hot-swap SAS/SATA cable for cabling the ServeRAID-8s controller card in hot-swap SAS and hot-swap SATA servers: Drive backplane connector Figure 2. ServeRAID-8s controller connector To install the optional single-drop hot-swap SAS/SATA cable, complete the following steps: 1. Read the safety information that begins on page v and "Installation guidelines" on page 7. 2. Turn off the server and all attached devices; then, disconnect all power cords and external cables. 3. Unlock and remove the side cover (see "Removing the side cover" on page 10). 4. Remove the front system fan assembly: a. Disconnect the fan assembly cable from the system board and make a note of where the cable was connected for later installation. b. Press and hold the drive cage release tab on the side of the drive cage; then, rotate the drive cage out of the chassis until the retaining tab on top of the cage locks into place. c. Pull out on the front system fan assembly release tabs (at the blue dots); then, rotate the fan assembly away from the drive cage slightly. d. Remove the cables from the slots on the fan assembly and remove the fan assembly from the drive cage. 5. Disconnect the existing SAS/SATA controller cable from the hard disk drive backplane and from the controller; then, remove them from the server. 6. Connect the ServeRAID-8s controller connector end (see Figure 2 ) of the optional single-drop hot-swap SAS/SATA cable to the ServeRAID-8s controller card; then, attach the other end of the cable to the hard disk drive backplane (see Figure 2 ) on the drive cage. Route the cable as shown in the following illustration. 30 System x3200 Type 4362 and 4363: Installation Guide

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10.
Lock
the
side
cover.
11.
Reconnect
the
external
cables
and
power
cords;
then,
turn
on
the
attached
devices
and
turn
on
the
server.
Installing
the
hot-swap
SAS/SATA
cable
The
following
is
an
illustration
of
the
optional
single-drop
hot-swap
SAS/SATA
cable
for
cabling
the
ServeRAID-8s
controller
card
in
hot-swap
SAS
and
hot-swap
SATA
servers:
To
install
the
optional
single-drop
hot-swap
SAS/SATA
cable,
complete
the
following
steps:
1.
Read
the
safety
information
that
begins
on
page
v
and
“Installation
guidelines”
on
page
7.
2.
Turn
off
the
server
and
all
attached
devices;
then,
disconnect
all
power
cords
and
external
cables.
3.
Unlock
and
remove
the
side
cover
(see
“Removing
the
side
cover”
on
page
10).
4.
Remove
the
front
system
fan
assembly:
a.
Disconnect
the
fan
assembly
cable
from
the
system
board
and
make
a
note
of
where
the
cable
was
connected
for
later
installation.
b.
Press
and
hold
the
drive
cage
release
tab
on
the
side
of
the
drive
cage;
then,
rotate
the
drive
cage
out
of
the
chassis
until
the
retaining
tab
on
top
of
the
cage
locks
into
place.
c.
Pull
out
on
the
front
system
fan
assembly
release
tabs
(at
the
blue
dots);
then,
rotate
the
fan
assembly
away
from
the
drive
cage
slightly.
d.
Remove
the
cables
from
the
slots
on
the
fan
assembly
and
remove
the
fan
assembly
from
the
drive
cage.
5.
Disconnect
the
existing
SAS/SATA
controller
cable
from
the
hard
disk
drive
backplane
and
from
the
controller;
then,
remove
them
from
the
server.
6.
Connect
the
ServeRAID-8s
controller
connector
end
(see
Figure
2
)
of
the
optional
single-drop
hot-swap
SAS/SATA
cable
to
the
ServeRAID-8s
controller
card;
then,
attach
the
other
end
of
the
cable
to
the
hard
disk
drive
backplane
(see
Figure
2
)
on
the
drive
cage.
Route
the
cable
as
shown
in
the
following
illustration.
ServeRAID-8s controller connector
Drive backplane connector
Figure
2.
30
System
x3200
Type
4362
and
4363:
Installation
Guide