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

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

You can install a Lenovo Storage DX8200 8x 2.5-inch hot-swap HDD assembly with expander 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 with expander, contact your sales representative or reseller.

The 8x 2.5-inch hot-swap HDD assembly with expander kit contains the following components:
  • Eight 2.5-inch HDD fillers
  • One expander
  • Two power/configuration cables (230 mm)
  • One power/configuration cable (260 mm)
  • One Mini-SAS HD Y-cable (580/590 mm)
  • One Mini-SAS HD cable (350 mm)
  • One Mini-SAS HD cable (150 mm)
  • Two Mini-SAS HD cables (250 mm)
Note: The 8x 2.5-inch hot-swap HDD assembly with expander kit including structural parts and Tier 1 parts.

To install a 8x 2.5-inch hot-swap HDD assembly with expander 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. Disconnect all cables from the system board and backplanes.
  8. 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. Expander installation
    Expander installation
  9. Connect Mini-SAS HD cables, power/configuration and Mini-SAS HD Y-cable which come with the option kit to the backplanes and the system board.
    • If you are installing the new expander in slot 2, connect and route cables as the following illustrations.
      Figure 3. Cable connections
      Cable connections
      Figure 4. Cable routing
      Cable routing
    • If you are installing the new expander in slot 3, connect and route cables as the following illustrations.
      1. If the backplane is installed in slot 2, connect and route cables as the following illustrations.
        Figure 5. Cable connections
        Cable connections
        Figure 6. Cable routing
        Cable routing
      2. If the expander is installed in slot 2, connect and route cables as the following illustrations.
        Figure 7. Cable connections
        Cable connections
        Figure 8. Cable connections
        Cable connections
  10. If you removed the fan cage assembly, install it. (See Replacing the fan cage assembly).
  11. Insert the hard disk drives and the fillers the rest of the way into the bays.
  12. Install the top cover (see Replacing the top cover).
  13. Slide the server into the rack.
  14. Reconnect the power cords and any cables that you removed.
  15. Turn on the peripheral devices and the server.
Parent topic: Installing optional devices