Internal drives installation - IBM eServer xSeries 350, Netfinity 6000R

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If you add different types of drives, the system can read multiple types of media and store more data. Several types of drives are available, such as:

• Diskette
• Hard disk
• CD-ROM
• DVD-ROM
• Tape

NOTE: The server supports external tape drives; however, the server does not support internal tape drives.

The server contains hardware that enables you to replace a failed hard disk drive without turning off the server. Therefore, you have the advantage of continuing to operate the system while a hard disk drive is removed or installed. These drives are known as hot-swap drives.

Each hot-swap drive bay has two indicator lights on the front of the server. If the amber hard-disk status light for a drive is lit continuously, that individual drive is faulty and requires replacement. When the hard-disk status light indicates a drive fault, you can replace a hot-swap drive without turning off the server.

Each hot-swap drive that you plan to install must be mounted in a hot-swap-drive tray. The drive must have a single connector attachment (SCA) connector. Hot-swap-drive trays come with hot-swap drives.

Internal drive bays

Internal drives are installed in bays. The server supports up to a maximum of six 1-inch (26 mm) slim high, 3.5 inch, hot-swap hard disk drives when the media bay option is installed.

1. CD-ROM drive
2. 3.5 inch diskette drive
3. Hot-swap bays (up to six)
4. Optional hard disk drives
5. Standard hard disk drives

The server comes with one integrated drive electronics (IDE) CD-ROM drive and one 3.5 inch, 1.44MB diskette drive. The CD-ROM drive bay (bottom left front) supports 5.25-inch, half-high, removable-media drives. However, you cannot install additional removable-media drives in the server. The server supports three standard and three optional 1-inch (26 mm) slim-high, 3.5-inch, hot-swap hard disk drives in the hot-swap bays. The standard hot-swap bays are bays 1 through 3 (from bottom to top). The optional hot-swap bays are bays 4 through 6 (from bottom to top). Bays 1 through 3 are located in the standard hard disk drive cage, to the left of bays 4 through 6 in the optional hard disk drive cage.

NOTE: The server does not support half-high hot-swap drives or internal tape drives. The hot-swap bays connect to a hot-swap drive backplane. The backplane is a printed circuit board behind the bays.

Hard disk drive component locations
The following illustration shows the hot-swap-drive backplane component locations, as viewed from the front of the server.

NOTE: The illustrations in this document might differ slightly from the hardware.

1. Hard disk drive activity light (green)
2. Hard disk drive status light (amber)
3. SCSI hot-swap hard disk drive connector

NOTE: The hard-disk drive activity light and hard-disk drive status light on the backplane match the hard-disk drive activity light and hard-disk drive status light on the front of the server.

The following illustration shows the rear connectors on the hot-swap-drive backplane before the repeater card is installed, as viewed from the rear of the server.

1. SCSI cable connector
2. SCSI power cable connector
3. I²C cable connector

NOTE: To install an additional hot-swap drive backplane on the back of the server, see 'Installing a Netfinity 3-Pack Ultra160 Hot-Swap Expansion Kit'.

Installing a hot-swap hard disk drive
The following illustration shows how to install a hot-swap hard disk drive.

NOTE: You do not have to turn off the server to install hot-swap drives in these bays.

1. Filler panel
2. Drive tray assembly
3. Drive tray handle (open position)

Installing a drive in a hot-swap bay

1. Unlock and open the server front door.
   
   WARNING: To maintain proper system cooling, do not operate the server for more than 10 minutes without either a drive or a filler panel installed for each bay.
   
   
2. Remove the filler panel from one of the empty hot-swap bays by inserting the finger into the depression at the left side of the filler panel and pulling it away from the server.
3. Install the hard disk drive in the hot-swap bay:
   1. Ensure that the tray handle is open (that is, perpendicular to the drive).
   2. Align the drive assembly so that it engages the guide rails in the bay.
   3. Gently push the drive assembly into the bay until the drive stops.
   4. Push the tray handle to the closed (locked) position.
   5. Check the hard disk drive status indicator to verify that the hard disk drive is operating properly. If the amber hard-disk status light for a drive is lit continuously, that individual drive is faulty and needs to be replaced. If the green hard-disk activity light is flashing, the drive is being accessed.
      
      NOTE: If the server has a ServeRAID controller or adapter installed, you might need to reconfigure the disk arrays after installing hard disk drives. Refer to Using IBM ServeRAID on the Documentation CD or the Hardware Maintenance Manual pertaining to the specific RAID adapter for information.