IBM 8490, 8485 manual IDs for hot-swap hard disk drives

on the IBM ServeRAID Support CD for additional information about RAID operation and complete instructions for using ServeRAID Manager.

6. If you are installing additional hot-swap hard disk drives, do so now.

If you have other options to install or remove, do so now; otherwise go to “Completing the installation” on page 28.

IDs for hot-swap hard disk drives

The hot-swap-drive backplane controls the IDs for the internal hot-swap drive bays. The following table lists the IDs for the hard disk drives and backplane that are connected to one channel in hot-swap models. In the typical configuration, the standard hard disk drives and backplane are connected to channel A.

Device

Drive bay 4

Drive bay 5

Drive bay 6

Drive bay 7

ID

0

1

2

3

Installing a simple-swap SATA hard disk drive in bay 4, 5, 6, or 7

Some server models come with simple-swap SATA hard disk drives, which are accessible from the front of the server. Before you install a simple-swap SATA hard disk drive, read the following information:

vYou can install four simple-swap SATA hard disk drives in the server.

vInstall the drives in ascending order by bay number.

Attention: Simple-swap hard disk drives are not hot-swappable. Disconnect all power from the server before removing or installing a simple-swap hard disk drive.

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