Installing a 8x 2.5-inch hot-swap HDD assembly kit

Use this information to install a 8x 2.5-inch hot-swap HDD assembly kit.

You can install a Lenovo Storage DX8200 8x 2.5-inch hot-swap HDD assembly kit to add eight additional 2.5-inch hot-swap hard disk drives in the server. See the Lenovo ServerProven website for a list of supported optional devices. To order a 8x 2.5-inch hot-swap HDD assembly kit, contact your sales representative or reseller.

The 8x 2.5-inch hot-swap HDD assembly kit contains the following components:
  • Eight 2.5-inch HDD fillers
  • One hot-swap backplane
  • One power/configuration cable (150 mm)
  • One power/configuration cable (230 mm)
  • One Mini-SAS HD Y-cable (right angle, 905/950 mm)
  • One Mini-SAS HD Y-cable (580/590 mm)
Note:
  1. The 8x 2.5-inch hot-swap HDD assembly kit including structural parts and Tier 1 parts.
  2. You will not use all cables that come with the option kit, some cables may be redundant depending on your configuration.

To install a 8x 2.5-inch hot-swap HDD assembly kit, complete the following steps:

  1. Read the safety information that begins on Safety and Installation guidelines.
  2. Turn off the server and peripheral devices and disconnect the power cords and all external cables, if necessary.
  3. Remove the top cover (see Removing the top cover).
  4. Remove the two 4-drive filler panels.
    Figure 1. Filler panels
    Filler panels
  5. To obtain more working room, remove the fan cage (see Removing the fan cage assembly).
  6. Pull the hard disk drives or fillers out of the server slightly to disengage them from the backplanes. For more information, (see Removing a hot-swap hard disk drive).
  7. Install the new backplane in slot 2 or slot 3 depending on your configuration.
    Insert the backplane tabs into slots on the bottom of the cage and push the backplane forward into the release latch (on top of the backplane cage) until the backplane is locked in place.
    Note: You can connect the cables to the drive backplane before installing the backplane onto the cage or you can connect the cables after you install the backplane, if that is easier for you.
    Figure 2. Backplane installation
    Backplane installation
  8. Connect SAS signal and power/configuration cables to the backplane and the system board as the following illustrations.
    • If the new backplane is installed in slot 2, route cables as the following illustration.
      Note: Use right angleMini-SAS HD Y-cable to connect to PCI expansion slots 4.
      Figure 3. Cable connections
      Cable connections
      Figure 4. Cable routing
      Cable routing
    • If the new backplane is installed in slot 3, route cables as following illustrations.
      1. If the backplane is installed in slot 2, route cables as the following illustration.
        Figure 5. Cable connections
        Cable connections
        Figure 6. Cable routing
        Cable routing
      2. If the expander is installed in slot 2, route cables as the following illustration.
        Note: Use right angle Mini-SAS HD Y-cable to connect to PCI expansion slots 4.
        Figure 7. Cable connection
        Cable connection
        Figure 8. Cable routing
        Cable routing
  9. If you removed the fan cage, install it. (See Replacing the fan cage assembly).
  10. Insert the hard disk drives and the fillers the rest of the way into the bays.
Parent topic: Installing optional devices