Installing the 2.5-inch hot-swap hard-disk-drive backplane

The following illustration shows contents of the second 2.5-inch hard-disk-drive backplane upgrade kit:

Figure 1. The second 2.5-inch hard-disk-drive backplane upgrade kit

1 Mini-SAS signal cable connector

2 Power connector

To install the 2.5-inch hot-swap hard-disk-drive backplane, do the following:

1. Align the backplane with the backplane alignment slots in the chassis. Then, carefully lower the hard-disk-drive backplane until it is fully seated in the chassis.
   Figure 2. 2.5-inch hot-swap hard-disk-drive backplane installation
   

   

   
   
2. Reconnect all cables that you removed from the hard-disk-drive backplane.
3. If you need to install the second backplane, repeat step 4.
4. Install a RAID adapter. See Installing an adapter.
5. Connect power and signal cables. Refer to the following topics:

   • Hot-swap HDD cable connection: ServeRAID SAS/SATA controller and hot-swap power supply

   • Hot-swap HDD cable connection: ServeRAID SAS/SATA controller and fixed power supply

6. Reinstall the hard disk drives and fillers. See Installing a hot-swap hard disk drive.
7. Complete the parts replacement. See Completing the parts replacement.