IBM RS/6000 7025 manual Disk Drives are Required

1. If you have not already done so, remove the front covers as described in “Removing the Front Covers Only” on page 5-6

2.If you are installing drives in bank D or E for the first time, you must install a additional backplane before you can install drives. See “Installing a SSA

Backplane in Bank D, or E” on page 5-66 for information on how to install the backplane.

3. Each

drive

you

plan

to

install

in

bank C, D,

or

E

must have

the

hot-swap SSA

disk

drive

carrier attached.

Note:

SSA

disk

drives

carriers

have

a

black

plastic

bezel

around

the status

lights of the carrier. SCSI disk carriers have a

white

bezel.

Attention:

Handle the

disk

drive

with care as it is very fragile and can be easily

damaged

if

exposed

to

shock,

electrostatic

discharge,

or

rough

handling.

4. A

minimum

of

two

SSA

disk

drives are

required

when

populating

individual

banks

C,

D,

or

E. They must be located

in

bays

1

and

5

prior

to

installing

additional

disk drives in the next unused position of

banks C,

D,

or

E.

Attention:

SSA

backplanes

must

be

fully populated. Each backplane connector

must

have a

disk

drive

or

a

blank

carrier

installed

at

all

times.

If

you

are

insta

a disk drive in a bay that

was

not

previously

utilized,

you

must

remove

the

blank

carrier

prior

to

installing

the

disk drive.

a. Rotate the carrier latch to the open position.

b. Position	the	drive carrier assembly vertically, with the connector facing the
rear of	the	server.

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