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Cache Backup Products for MegaRAID SAS+SATA RAID Controllers User Guide
May 2015

Chapter 2: Installing the Cache Backup Products

Installing the LSIiBBU08 Unit

2.5.2

Installing the LSIiBBU08 Unit Directly on the RAID Controller

This section describes how to install the LSIiBBU08 unit directly on the MegaRAID SAS 9280-8e RAID controller. You
can connect the LSIiBBU08 unit in the same way to the other MegaRAID SAS RAID controllers that use this iBBU. For
information about the BBU connectors on these controllers, refer to the 6Gb/s MegaRAID SAS RAID Controllers
User Guide
.

Perform the following tasks in order:

1.

Remove the RAID controller from the computer. For this procedure, see

Section 2.5.2.1, Removing the RAID

Controller from the Computer

, on page

60

.

2.

Install the LSIiBBU08 Unit on the RAID controller. For this procedure, see

Section 2.5.2.2, Installing the LSIiBBU08

Unit Directly on a RAID Controller

, on page

61

.

3.

Reinstall the RAID controller. For this procedure, see

Section 2.5.2.3, Reinstalling the RAID Controller on the

Motherboard

, on page

62

.

CAUTION

Electrostatic discharge can damage the LSIiBBU08 unit and the
MegaRAID SAS RAID controller. Make sure that you install the
LSIiBBU08 unit at an ESD-safe workstation that meets the
requirements of EIA-625 (Requirements For Handling Electrostatic
Discharge Sensitive Devices). When you install the LSIiBBU08 unit,
follow the ESD-recommended practices in the latest revision of the
IPC-A-610 (Acceptability of Electronic Assemblies) standard.

2.5.2.1

Removing the RAID Controller from the Computer

Follow these steps to remove the RAID controller from the computer.

1.

Turn off the power, and unplug the power cords.

2.

Ground yourself, and make sure that the system is grounded.

3.

Remove the cover from the computer according to the instructions in the system user’s manual to allow access to
the controller.

4.

Unplug all cables from the controller, remove the screw that attaches the bracket to the computer chassis, and
carefully remove the controller from the slot.

5.

Place the controller on a flat, clean, static-free surface, and continue with the next procedure.