Internal drive removal and installation - Netfinity 7100

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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 drive
• Hard disk drive
• CD-ROM drive
• Tape drive

Internal drives are installed in bays. Your server comes with one 3.5-inch, 1.44 MB diskette drive and one IDE CD-ROM drive.

1. 3.5 inch diskette drive
2. CD-ROM drive
3. Media bays 1 and 2
4. Hot-swap hard disk

Your 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 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 needs to be replaced. 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.

• Your server comes with one CD-ROM drive and one 3.5-inch, 1.44 MB diskette drive.
• The left front bays support 5.25-inch, half-high, removable-media drives. Any two adjacent 5.25-inch, half-high bays can be converted to a single full-high bay.
  
  NOTE: The server EMI integrity and cooling are both protected by having the left front bays covered or occupied. When you install a drive, save the filler panel from the bay, in case you later remove the drive and do not replace it with another.
  
  
• You cannot install hard disk drives in the left front bays. You can install hot-swap hard disk drives only in the hot-swap hard disk drive bays on the right front side of the server.
• If you are installing a device with a 50-pin connector in one of the left front bays, you will need a 68-to-50-pin converter (option number 32G3925).
• Your server supports ten 1-inch (26 mm) slim-high or seven 1.6-inch (42 mm) half-high, 3.5-inch hot-swap hard disk drives in the hot-swap bays.
• The hot-swap bays connect to a hard disk drive backplane. The backplane is a printed circuit board behind the bays.

Some drives have a special interface called small computer system interface, or SCSI. Using this interface, you can attach multiple drives to a single SCSI controller.

NOTE:
1. Any information about SCSI drives also applies to other SCSI devices, such as scanners and printers.
2. If you plan to install both internal and external SCSI devices, you must follow the instructions in “Connecting external options” in the HMM, in addition to the instructions in this section.

An additional 16-bit, two-drop SCSI cable comes with the server. It is located in the bottom of the server media bay and is restrained with a cable clamp.

If you want to install SCSI devices in the removable media bays:
1. Locate the internal SCSI connector on the power backplane.
2. Use the 16-bit two-drop SCSI cable located in the bottom of the server media bay.
3. Connect the SCSI device(s) in the removable media bay to the internal SCSI connector on the power backplane.

NOTE: If you are installing a 5.25-inch device, you can obtain an optional SCSI adapter to control the SCSI hot-swap backplane.

Installing a hot-swap hard disk drive
Refer to the following illustration when installing a hot-swap drive.

Before you begin

• Read “Safety information” in the HMM.
• Review the information in “Before you begin” in the HMM.
• Read the documentation that comes with the option.

1. Filler panel for use with slim-high drive
2. Filler panel (half-high)
3. Drive tray handle (in open position)

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

To install a drive in a hot-swap bay:
1. Review the information in “Before you begin” in the HMM.
2. Unlock and open the server front door, if you are installing a drive in a tower model.
3. Remove the filler panel from one of the empty hot-swap bays by inserting your finger into the depression at the left side of the filler panel and pulling it away from the server.

ATTENTION: 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.

4. Install the hard disk drive in the hot-swap bay:

a. If there is a small gap above or below the drive, separate the slim filler from the filler panel, and insert it in the gap.

NOTE: A drive placement guide is located on the inside edge of the bezel. The drive placement guide indicates the placement for slim-high and half-high drives. The guide also shows the SCSI ID assigned to the drive.

b. Ensure the tray handle is open (that is, perpendicular to the drive).
c. Align the drive assembly with the guide rails in the bay.
d. Gently push the drive assembly into the bay until the drive stops.
e. Push the tray handle to the closed (locked) position.
f. Check the hard disk drive status indicators 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 RAID controller installed, you might need to reconfigure the disk arrays after installing hard disk drives. Refer to the documentation provided with the adapter.

Installing a 5.25-inch removable-media drive
Refer to the following illustrations when installing a 5.25-inch removable media drive.

Before you begin

• Read “Safety information” in the HMM.
• Review the information in “Before you begin” in the HMM.
• Read the documentation that comes with the option

1. Slide rails for use with a tape drive
2. Filler panel with EMI shield
3. Slide rails
4. Drive

Choose the bay in which you want to install the drive. Also, check the instructions that come with the drive to see if you need to set any switches or jumpers on the drive.

To install a removable-media drive in one of the left front bays:
1. Review the information in“Before you begin” in the HMM.
2. Turn off the server and all attached devices. Disconnect all external cables and remove the top cover.
3. Remove the media-bay bezel.
4. Remove the filler panel from the bay opening. Keep the filler panel nearby.

NOTE: The server EMI integrity and cooling are both protected by having the left front bays covered or occupied. When you install a drive, save the filler panel from the bay, in case you later remove the drive and do not replace it with another.

5. Touch the static-protective bag containing the drive to any unpainted metal surface on the server; then, remove the drive from the bag and place it on a static-protective surface.
6. Remove the snap-on slide rails from the filler panel and snap the rails on the drive. Store the filler panel for later use.

NOTE: Slide rails for installing a tape drive are attached with screws. Use the screws to attach the rails to the side of the tape drive.

7. Align the slide rails on the drive with the guide rails in the bay; then, slide the drive into the bay until it snaps into place.

NOTE: If you are installing a tape drive, use the screws that are shipped next to the tape drive rails to attach the tape drive to the front of the chassis.

8. Disconnect the shuttle (see “Disconnecting the shuttle” in the HMM).
9. If you are installing a SCSI device, go to step 10. If you are installing an IDE device, go to step 11.
10. Install the two-drop SCSI cable:

a. Disconnect the SCSI cable from the SCSI connector on the power backplane.

NOTE: If you disconnect the SCSI cable from the hard disk drive backplane, the server will not support a drive in a hot-swap bay. You can obtain an optional SCSI adapter to control the SCSI hot-swap backplane.

b. Locate the two-drop SCSI cable. The two-drop SCSI cable is located in the bottom of the server between the open bays and the power supply area. It is folded and restrained with a cable clamp.
c. Connect one of the connectors on the two-drop SCSI cable to the back of the drive.
d. Go to step 12.

11. To install an IDE device, such as a CD-ROM or a DVD-ROM, use the two-drop IDE cable that comes with the option.

a. Remove the cable that connects the CD-ROM to the IDE connector on the power backplane.
b. Using the two-drop cable that came with the IDE option, connect the CD-ROM and IDE device you are installing to the IDE connector on the power backplane.
c. Set the jumper on the back of the new IDE option as secondary.

12. Connect a power cable to the back of the drive. Power cables for removable-media drives come installed in the server. The connectors are keyed and can be inserted only one way.
13. If you are installing another 5.25-inch drive, do so now. Otherwise, continue with step 14.
14. Connect the shuttle.

a. Disengage the retaining levers from the notches on the chassis.
b. Move the retaining levers toward the front of the server.
c. Secure the retaining levers in the horizontal position.

15. If you have other options to install or remove, do so now; otherwise, go to “Completing the installation” in the HMM.