Step 2.
Align the tabs on the bottom of the drive backplane with the slots on the system board, and insert
them into the slots.
Step 3.
Push the top of the drive backplane toward the front of the server until it clicks in place.
Figure 59. Drive backplane installation
Step 4.
Apply drive bay labels based on the type of backplane installed. Several drive bay labels come with
each type of the supported drive backplane:
• 8-bay backplane
– 12-15 (NVMe)
Apply this label to drive bay 12-15 if an AnyBay backplane is installed to drive bay 8-15.
– 12-15
Apply this label to drive bay 12-15 if an 8-bay backplane is installed to drive bay 8-15
– 4-7
Apply this label to drive bay 4-7 if an 8-bay backplane is installed to drive bay 0-7.
• AnyBay backplane
– 4-7 (NVMe)
Apply this label to drive bay 4-7 if an AnyBay backplane is installed to drive bay 0-7.
– 12-15 (NVMe)
Apply this label to drive bay 12-15 if an AnyBay backplane is installed to drive bay 8-15.
Note: Only drive bay 4-7 and 12-15 may support NVMe solid-state drives when the AnyBay
backplane is installed. Drive bay 0-3 and 8-11 always support SATA/SAS drives only.
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