Installing
a
SAS
hard
disk
drive
The
blade
server
one
connector
on
the
system
board
for
installing
an
optional
SFF
SAS
hard
disk
drive.
Depending
on
the
blade
server
model,
a
SAS
hard
disk
drive
might
already
be
installed.
If
the
blade
server
is
equipped
with
a
SAS
hard
disk
drive,
you
can
install
an
additional
SAS
hard
disk
drive
using
an
MPE.
These
two
SAS
hard
disk
drives
can
be
used
to
implement
and
manage
a
redundant
array
of
independent
disks
(RAID)
level-1
array.
See
“Configuring
a
RAID
array”
on
page
51
for
information
about
SAS
RAID
configuration.
The
following
illustration
shows
how
to
install
a
SAS
hard
disk
drive
in
the
blade
server
system
board
and
also
applies
to
the
MPE.
SAS hard
disk drive
Hard disk
drive release
lever
Hard disk
drive filler
To
install
a
SAS
hard
disk
drive,
complete
the
following
steps:
1.
Read
the
safety
information
beginning
on
page
v
and
“Installation
guidelines”
on
page
17.
2.
Shut
down
the
operating
system,
turn
off
the
blade
server,
and
remove
the
blade
server
from
the
BladeCenter
unit.
See
“Removing
the
blade
server
from
the
BladeCenter
unit”
on
page
19
for
instructions.
3.
Carefully
lay
the
blade
server
on
a
flat,
static-protective
surface.
4.
Open
the
blade
server
cover
(see
“Opening
the
blade
server
cover”
on
page
20
for
instructions).
5.
If
you
are
installing
a
SAS
hard
disk
drive
in
the
blade
server
and
an
expansion
unit
is
attached
to
the
blade
server,
remove
the
expansion
unit
(see
“Removing
an
expansion
unit”
on
page
21).
6.
Locate
the
SAS
hard
disk
drive
tray.
7.
Remove
the
SAS
hard
disk
drive
filler.
a.
Pull
the
blue
lever
at
the
front
of
the
hard
disk
drive
tray
away
from
the
hard
disk
drive
filler
to
disengage
the
filler
from
its
tray.
b.
Slide
the
filler
from
the
tray
and
lift
away
from
the
system
board.
Note:
If
a
SAS
hard
drive
will
not
be
installed,
the
SAS
hard
drive
filler
must
be
installed.
8.
Place
the
hard
disk
drive
into
the
drive
tray
and
push
it
into
the
connector
at
the
rear
of
the
drive
tray,
until
the
drive
moves
past
the
lever
at
the
front
of
the
tray.
If
you
have
other
options
to
install
or
remove,
do
so
now;
otherwise,
go
to
“Completing
the
installation”
on
page
36.
Chapter
3.
Installing
options
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