SUPER MICRO Computer SUPERSERVER 6015B-3 - Manual (Page 65)

Chapter 6: Advanced Chassis Setup
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2. Installing/removing hot-swap SAS/SATA drives
The SAS/SATA 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 colored handle fully out and use it
to pull the unit straight out (see Figure 6-5).
Note: Your operating system must have RAID support to enable the hot-plug ca-
pability of the SAS/SATA drives.
Figure 6-5. Removing a SAS/SATA Drive from the Server
SAS/SATA Backplane
The SAS drives plug into a SES2 backplane (6015B-3) and the SATA drives plug
into a SAF-TE compliant backplane (6015B-T). Both backplanes provide power,
drive ID and bus termination. 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 drives. The backplane is already preconfi g-
ured, so there are no jumpers or switches present on it.