Installing, Serveraid-br10i, Sas/sata – Lenovo RD210 User Manual
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SAS/SATA
riser
card
2
ServeRAID-BR10i
controller
8.
If
you
are
instructed
to
return
the
SAS/SATA
controller,
follow
all
packaging
instructions,
and
use
any
packaging
materials
for
shipping
that
are
supplied
to
you.
Installing
the
IBM
ServeRAID-BR10i
SAS/SATA
Controller
Some
server
models
come
with
the
IBM
ServeRAID-BR10i
SAS/SATA
Controller
installed.
The
adapter
can
be
installed
only
in
the
dedicated
slot
on
the
SAS/SATA
RAID
riser
card
assembly
on
the
system
board
(see
for
the
location
of
the
connector).
Use
the
connector
on
the
SAS/SATA
RAID
riser
card
assembly
for
the
RAID
controllers.
The
IBM
ServeRAID-BR10i
SAS/SATA
controller
enables
integrated
RAID
levels
0,
1,
and
1E
capability
on
hot-swap
hard
disk
drives.
To
install
the
adapter
if
your
server
model
did
not
come
with
this
adapter
installed,
complete
the
following
steps
to
install
the
IBM
ServeRAID-BR10i
SAS/SATA
Controller:
Attention:
Some
cluster
solutions
require
specific
code
levels
or
coordinated
code
updates.
If
the
device
is
part
of
a
cluster
solution,
verify
that
the
latest
level
of
code
is
supported
for
the
cluster
solution
before
you
update
the
code.
1.
Read
the
safety
information
in
and
2.
Turn
off
the
server
and
peripheral
devices
and
disconnect
the
power
cords
and
all
external
cables,
if
necessary.
Note:
When
you
disconnect
the
power
source
from
the
server,
you
will
lose
the
ability
to
view
the
LEDs
because
the
LEDs
will
not
be
lit
with
the
power
source
removed.
Before
disconnecting
the
power
source,
make
a
note
of
which
LEDs
are
lit,
including
the
LEDs
that
are
lit
on
the
operation
information
panel,
the
EasyLED
panel,
and
LEDs
that
are
lit
inside
the
server
on
the
system
board;
then,
see
the
for
information
on
how
to
solve
the
problem.
3.
Remove
the
cover
(see
Chapter
5.
Installing
optional
devices
and
replacing
customer
replaceable
units
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