User`s guide

7-1

Installing Optional Disk and Tape Drives

Introduction

This chapter describes the configuration guidelines that must be followed

prior to installing optional disk and tapes and an external storage box.

Detailed installation procedures are also included.

Tape Drive Configuration Guidelines

• Tape drive(s) should be installed in the upper-right 5¼-inch drive

bays.

• A maximum of nine hard disk drives can be configured in the

server.

− Seven Storage Building Block (SBB) drives.

− Two half-height disk drives located in the two bays above

the SBB assembly location.

• A full-height tape drive occupies two half-height 5¼-inch drive

bays.

SBB Configuration Guidelines

• SSBs must only be installed in the hot-swap bay area.

• A maximum of seven 3½-inch half-height SBBs can be installed.