You can replace the SAN Volume Controller 2145-CF8 high-speed SAS cable.
Perform the following steps to replace the SAN Volume Controller 2145-CF8 high-speed cable:
- Remove the high-speed SAS adapter from the
slot 2 riser-card connector at the rear of the system board, as described
in Removing the SAN Volume Controller 2145-CF8 high-speed SAS adapter assembly.
The high-speed SAS cable is shown in Figure 1.
Figure 1. High-speed SAS adapter assembly and high-speed SAS cable in the SAN Volume Controller 2145-CF8
- 1 High-speed SAS cable plugged into the high-speed SAS adapter assembly
- 2 High-speed SAS adapter assembly
- Attach the high-speed SAS cable to the SAS connector in
the center of the back of the SAS drive back plane. Use the connector
that connects to drive bays 0, 1, 2, and 3.
The high-speed SAS cable is shown in Figure 2.
Figure 2. Boot-disk SAS cable and the high-speed SAS cable connected to the disk backplane in the SAN Volume Controller 2145-CF8
- 1 Boot-disk SAS cable that is plugged into the disk-drive backplane to support drive bay 4
- 2 High-speed SAS-adapter cable that is plugged into the middle of the backplane to support drive bays 0, 1, 2, and 3
- Reroute the boot-disk SAS cable through the blue bulkhead
clip and reconnect the cable to the disk controller.
The high-speed SAS cable is shown in Figure 3.
Figure 3. Boot-disk SAS cable routed through the blue bulkhead clip and connected to the SAS disk controller in the SAN Volume Controller 2145-CF8
- 1 Boot-disk SAS cable that is plugged into the disk-controller-and-USB-riser-card assembly
- 2 Blue bulkhead clip with the high-speed SAS-adapter cable and the boot-disk SAS cable