Routing the 3.5" SAS Mezzanine Cables

After installing a mezzanine card, you need to route the SAS cabling as depicted in the following figure.

Figure 3-23. SAS Mezzanine Cable Routing

SATA Cable 4 to

SATA Cable 5 to

routing path

HDD 0

HDD 1

Removing a SAS Mezzanine Card with 3.5" HDD

Prior to removing a mezzanine card, you must first remove the sled board from the chassis, see "Removing a Sled" on page 62.

1Remove the screws securing the assembly.

2Remove the assembly from the sled.

3Flip the assembly over and remove the provided screw securing the linking board.

4Remove the linking board from the mezzanine card.

5Disconnect the SAS cable from the card.

6Remove the provided screws securing the card.

7Remove the mezzanine card from the assembly.

SAS Cable Identification

The following is an outline of the SAS cable types used in the C5220 system for the mezzanine function.

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