SUPER MICRO Computer 6025B-3 Installing/removing hot-swap SAS drives, Hard Drive Backplane

SUPERSERVER 6025B-3/6025B-3R User's Manual

2. Installing/removing hot-swap SAS drives

The SAS drive carriers are all easily accessible at the front of the chassis. These hard drives are hot-pluggable, meaning they can be removed and installed without powering down the system. To remove a carrier, push the release button located beside the drive LEDs. Then swing the handle fully out and use it to pull the unit straight out (see Figure 6-4).

Note: Your operating system must have RAID support to enable the hot-plug ca- pability of the SAS drives.

Figure 6-4. Removing a SAS Drive Carrier

Handle

Release Button

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Important: All of the SAS drive carriers must remain in the drive bays to maintain proper cooling airflow.

Hard Drive Backplane

The SAS drives plug into a backplane that provides power, drive ID and bus termi- nation. A RAID controller can be used with the backplane to provide data security. The operating system you use must have RAID support to enable the hot-swap capability of the SAS drives.

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