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Installing, backplane

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3. Remove the filler panel from one of the empty hot-swap bays. 4. Touch the static-protective package that contains the hard disk drive to any unpainted surface on the outside of the server; then, remove the hard disk drive from the package. 5. Make sure that the tray handle is open; then, install the hard disk drive into the hot-swap bay. 6. Check the hard disk drive status LEDs to make sure that the hard disk drive is operating correctly. If the amber hard disk drive status LED for a drive is lit continuously, that drive is faulty and must be replaced. If the green hard disk drive activity LED is flashing, the drive is being accessed. Installing an SAS backplane To install an optional SAS backplane, complete the following steps. SAS backplane 1. Read the safety information that begins on page v and "Installation guidelines" on page 21. 2. Turn off the server and peripheral devices, and disconnect the power cords and all external cables necessary to install the device. 3. Remove the front cover (tower model only), and bezel (see "Removing the front cover, top cover, and bezel" on page 23); then, remove the cable-retention clip from the divider next to the I/O board. 4. Lift the release levers on each side of the SAS hard disk drive cage and pull it out of the server until it stops. 5. Slide the SAS backplane into the card guides on the rear of the SAS hard disk drive cage and press the backplane into place. 6. Connect one end of the new SAS signal cable to the SAS backplane; then, following the existing SAS signal cable, route the new SAS signal cable through the server and over the divider next to the I/O board. 7. Connect the SAS cable to the I/O board and install the cable-retention clip. 34 IBM System x3800 Type 8865: User's Guide

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3.
Remove
the
filler
panel
from
one
of
the
empty
hot-swap
bays.
4.
Touch
the
static-protective
package
that
contains
the
hard
disk
drive
to
any
unpainted
surface
on
the
outside
of
the
server;
then,
remove
the
hard
disk
drive
from
the
package.
5.
Make
sure
that
the
tray
handle
is
open;
then,
install
the
hard
disk
drive
into
the
hot-swap
bay.
6.
Check
the
hard
disk
drive
status
LEDs
to
make
sure
that
the
hard
disk
drive
is
operating
correctly.
If
the
amber
hard
disk
drive
status
LED
for
a
drive
is
lit
continuously,
that
drive
is
faulty
and
must
be
replaced.
If
the
green
hard
disk
drive
activity
LED
is
flashing,
the
drive
is
being
accessed.
Installing
an
SAS
backplane
To
install
an
optional
SAS
backplane,
complete
the
following
steps.
SAS backplane
1.
Read
the
safety
information
that
begins
on
page
v
and
“Installation
guidelines”
on
page
21.
2.
Turn
off
the
server
and
peripheral
devices,
and
disconnect
the
power
cords
and
all
external
cables
necessary
to
install
the
device.
3.
Remove
the
front
cover
(tower
model
only),
and
bezel
(see
“Removing
the
front
cover,
top
cover,
and
bezel”
on
page
23);
then,
remove
the
cable-retention
clip
from
the
divider
next
to
the
I/O
board.
4.
Lift
the
release
levers
on
each
side
of
the
SAS
hard
disk
drive
cage
and
pull
it
out
of
the
server
until
it
stops.
5.
Slide
the
SAS
backplane
into
the
card
guides
on
the
rear
of
the
SAS
hard
disk
drive
cage
and
press
the
backplane
into
place.
6.
Connect
one
end
of
the
new
SAS
signal
cable
to
the
SAS
backplane;
then,
following
the
existing
SAS
signal
cable,
route
the
new
SAS
signal
cable
through
the
server
and
over
the
divider
next
to
the
I/O
board.
7.
Connect
the
SAS
cable
to
the
I/O
board
and
install
the
cable-retention
clip.
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IBM
System
x3800
Type
8865:
User’s
Guide