Installing internal drives - Netfinity 5100

Resolving The Problem

Different types of drives allow the system to read multiple types of media and store more data. Several types of drives are available, such as:

• Diskette (already installed)
• Hard disk
• CD-ROM (already installed)
• Tape, including DLT

Internal drive bays
Internal drives are installed in bays . The bays of the Netfinity 5100 are in the front of the server, as shown in the following illustrations.

WARNING: If you are going to install additional drives in the non-hot-swap bays, you must install the power supply backplane option and additional power supplies.

Tower model

1. Non hot-swap bay D
2. SCSI ID 0
3. Hard disk activity light
4. Hard disk status light
5. SCSI ID 2
6. SCSI ID 3
7. SCSI ID 4
8. SCSI ID 8
9. SCSI ID 9
10. Hot swap bays
11. Non-hot-swap bay C
12. Non-hot-swap bay B
13. Non-hot-swap bay A

Rack model

1. SCSI ID 9
2. Non hot-swap bay B
3. Non hot-swap bay C
4. Non hot-swap bay A
5. Non hot-swap bay D
6. Hard disk activity light
7. Hard disk status light
8. SCSI ID 5
9. SCSI ID 4
10. SCSI ID 3
11. SCSI ID 1
12. SCSI ID 0
13. Hot-swap bays