System information

116 Upgrade and Maintenance Manual RX2520 M1
Hard disk drives / solid state drives
7.1 Basic procedures
– Solid state drives (SSDs) are always equipped before installing hard disk
drives.
– Hard disk drives / solid state drives with different capacities are installed
from highest to lowest capacity.
– Hard disk drives with different rotation speeds are installed from highest to
lowest speed.
– When installing hard disk drives with different bus technologies (SAS or
SATA), first install SAS drives and then SATA drives.
– Please refer to sections "Mounting order for 2.5-inch HDDs / SSDs" on
page 116 for a complete overview of the mounting sequence.
– Install dummy modules into unused HDD / SSD bays.
I The mounting order described above is only relevant for the factory
manufacturing process. In case of upgrading a system you need not
consider this mounting sequence.
7.2 2.5-inch HDD / SSD configurations
7.2.1 Mounting order for 2.5-inch HDDs / SSDs
Maximum configuration: 16x 2.5-inch HDDs / SSDs
Basic information
– Solid state drives (SSDs) are always equipped before installing hard disk
drives.
– If only one HDD/SSD module is installed, the HDD/SSD module will be
installed in position 1. Empty bays must be equipped with a dummy module.