Three-bay LFF rear drive cage option

Before installing this option the front bays must be fully populated with 12 LFF drives. High performance fans must be installed in all fan bays.

To install the component:

Procedure
  1. Power down the server.
  2. Remove all power:
    1. Disconnect each power cord from the power source.
    2. Disconnect each power cord from the server.
  3. Do one of the following:
  4. Remove the access panel.
  5. If installed, remove the secondary riser board. The secondary riser board is not supported with a three-bay LFF rear configuration.
    Removing the secondary riser_Radner_04
  6. Remove the rear wall blank.
    Removing rear wall
  7. Install the three-bay LFF rear drive cage option.
    Installing 3 LFF option
  8. Install blanks or drives.
  9. If installing drives, connect the power cable.
    Connecting the 3 LFF power cable_Radner_025c
  10. Connect the data cable in one of the following configurations:
    • Connected to onboard SATA connectors
      Connecting the 3 LFF data cable to on board SATA_Radner
    • Connected to a PCI expansion board
      Connecting the 3 LFF data cable to PCI card_Radner_028c
    • Connected to a PCI expansion board and the 12 LFF backplane
      Connecting to a PCI card and the 12 LFF backplane
    • Connected to an HPE 12G SAS Expander Card
      Connecting the 3 LFF data cable to SAS controller
  11. Install the access panel.
  12. Slide the server into the rack.
  13. Connect each power cord to the server.
  14. Connect each power cord to the power source.
  15. Power up the server.