IBM System x3630 M4 User manual

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Systems X3630 M4 Hot-Swap Rear HDD Drive Cage Option
See the server documentation for detailed instructions for installing this option in the server.
3.5-inch
SAS/SATA
backplane
3.5-inch
hard disk
drive cage
SATA signal cables
LED signal cable
Power cable
1U PCI riser-card
assembly 2
1U PCI riser-card
assembly 1
The option kit contains the following items:
vOne 3.5 inch hard disk drive cage
vOne 3.5 SAS/SATA backplane
vOne LED signal cable
vTwo SATA signal cables
vOne power cable
vOne 1U PCI riser-card assembly 1
vOne 1U PCI riser-card assembly 2
vIBM warranty information document
vImportant notices document
vThis document
To install the optional rear hot-swap SAS/SATA hard disk drive cage, complete the following steps:
1. See the server Problem Determination and Service Guide for installation guidelines and additional safety
information.
2. If the server is operating, turn off the server and peripheral devices and disconnect the power cords
and all external cables.
3. Remove the cover, using the instructions in your server documentation.
4. If a drive filler cage is installed in the chassis, loosen the screw that secures the drive filler cage to
the chassis; then, rotate the drive filler clockwise and remove the drive filler out of the bay from the
server. Go to step 8.

Note: If 2U PCI riser-card assemblies are installed in the server, go to step 5.
5. If 2U PCI riser-card assembly are installed in the server, remove all 2U PCI riser-card assembly and
adapters, using the instructions in your server documentation.
6. Install the removed adapters and/or ServeRAID adapter into the relevant 1U PCI riser-card
assembly, using the instructions in your server documentation.
7. Install the 1U PCI riser-card assembly, using the instructions in your server documentation.
8. If an air baffle partition is installed in the air baffle, remove it from the air baffle.
Air baffle
Air baffle partition
9. Open the two respective blue latches on the chassis 1 .
10. Align the two moveable levers of the rear hard disk drive cage with the two chassis support
brackets. Slide the cage into the chassis support brackets until it firmly sits into place 2. Then,
rotate the cage inward until it firmly sits into place 3.
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3
1
2
1
Release latch
11. Close the latches on the chassis.
12. Remove the power cable that currently connects the hot-swap hard disk drive backplane in the
server to the power-paddle card.
Power cable
Cable tie
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13. Connect the LED signal, SATA signal and power cables to the hot-swap backplane used for the rear
hard disk drive cage. They can all be found from the option package.
SATA 0 connector
LED signal
connector
Power connectorSATA 1 connector
14. Align the backplane with the slot on the optional rear hard disk drive cage.
15. Lower the backplane into the optional rear hard disk drive cage. Make sure the three alignment pins
securely engages the three holes on the hard disk drive cage.
SAS/SATA
backplane
Hard disk
drive cage
Alignment pins
16. Connect the other end of the LED signal cable to the hot-swap hard disk drive backplane in the
server.
17. Find the rear hard disk drive detect pin of the hot-swap backplane signal (I2C) cable located near the
system fan cage; then, connect with the rear hard disk drive detect pin of the LED signal cable from
the option package.
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LED signal cable
(from option package)
Rear hard disk drive
detect pin
2
Hot-swap backplane
signal cable (I C cable) Cable tie
18. Connect the other end of the SATA signal and power cables to the power paddle card and hot-swap
hard disk drive backplane in the server. Make sure the labels of both connectors are matched.
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S ATA 0
Power cable
SATA signal cable 0
SATA signal cable 1
S ATA 1
Cable tie
Note: Make sure the cables are routed in the proper locations without blocking the airflow. It is
recommended to press all the cables downwards to make the cable routing easier. Secure the
cables with any cable retention clips.
19. Install the server top cover, using the instructions in your server documentation.
20. Reconnect the external cables; then, reconnect the power cords and turn on the peripheral devices
and the server.
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