Installing the raid controller, Installing, Raid – Lenovo 6434 User Manual

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8.

If

you

are

installing

a

full-length

adapter,

remove

the

blue

adapter

guide

1

(if

any)

from

the

end

of

the

adapter.

9.

Carefully

grasp

the

adapter

by

the

top

edge

or

upper

corners,

and

align

it

with

the

expansion

slot

guides;

then,

press

the

adapter

firmly

into

the

expansion

slot.

Move

the

adapter

directly

from

the

static-protective

package

to

the

expansion

slot.

Attention:

Make

sure

that

the

adapter

is

correctly

seated

in

the

expansion

slot

before

you

turn

on

the

server.

Incomplete

installation

of

an

adapter

might

damage

the

system

board

or

the

adapter.

10.

Install

an

expansion-slot

screw

at

the

rear

of

the

adapter.

11.

If

you

are

installing

a

full-length

adapter,

press

on

the

release

lever

on

the

right

side

of

the

front

adapter-retention

bracket

to

release

the

retaining

tab

on

the

left

side

of

the

bracket.

12.

Connect

required

cables

to

the

adapter.

Route

cables

so

that

they

do

not

block

the

flow

of

air

from

the

fans.

13.

Reinstall

the

rear

adapter-retention

bracket;

then,

rotate

the

bracket

to

the

closed

position.

Note:

If

any

adapters

in

the

server

are

large

or

have

heavy

cables

attached

to

them,

you

can

remove

the

rear

adapter-retention

bracket

and

secure

all

of

the

adapters

with

expansion-slot

screws.

If

you

have

other

devices

to

install

or

remove,

do

so

now;

otherwise,

go

to

“Completing

the

installation”

on

page

50.

Installing

the

RAID

controller

Some

server

models

come

with

the

IBM

ServeRAID-MR10i

SAS/SATA

controller.

The

ServeRAID-MR10i

SAS/SATA

controller

enables

integrated

RAID

level-5

capability

on

hot-swap

SAS

models

that

support

2.5-inch

and

3.5-inch

SAS

hard

disk

drives.

To

install

the

ServeRAID-MR10i

SAS/SATA

controller,

complete

the

following

steps:

1.

Read

the

safety

information

that

begins

on

page

v

and

“Installation

guidelines”

on

page

19.

2.

Turn

off

the

server

and

all

attached

devices;

then,

disconnect

all

power

cords

and

external

cables.

3.

Unlock

and

remove

the

side

cover

(see

“Removing

the

side

cover”

on

page

23).

Chapter

2.

Installing

optional

devices

43

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