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Resolving The Problem

This document contains the following:

• Internal connections
• Tape media installation
• Adding a ServeRAID
• Backplane connection
• External connections

Internal connections


SCSI cable

• A 2 drop (3 connector) 68 pin SCSI cable is pre-installed.
• One end is attached to the system board and the other to the drive bay backplane.
• The middle connector is available for future tape media expansion.

• The media bay rails are stored in the bottom front of the server.
  
  Media bracket location
  

• Internal drive bays use SCSI ID's 0-4 preset on the backplane. Use SCSI ID 6 for tape media device.
• 8-bit media devices may require a 50 pin (female) to 68 pin (female) adapter (part number p/n 32G3925).
• Connect the tape drive to the middle cable connector.
• Verify that there are no bent pins and that the cable connector and adapter are firmly connected.
  
  Center connector
  
  
  Adding a ServeRAID adapter
  

• Internal hot-swap drives can be connected to an optional ServeRAID controller card.
• Remove the cable from the system board by light pressure on the top of the clips and connect it to the ServeRAID controller card.
• The middle cable is left unconnected.
• Warning: Do not use PCI slot 5 for ServeRAID.

Netfinity 5000 - Controller options, part numbers, and FRUs


Planar board connector (male) and clip action

• If a ServeRAID card and a tape media device are added, connect the tape media device to the system board with a separate 68-pin SCSI cable with a 16 bit terminator on the last connector.
• The recommended 3-connector 68-pin cable with an integrated 16 bit terminator is:

IBM Netfinity Two-Drop Internal SCSI Cable (P/N 36L9636)


Planar board SCSI connector (female)


Internal backplane connection

• To access the drive bay backplane, press the fan clip toward the rear of the system and pull the fan toward the open side.
  
  Fan release clip
  

• The third internal connector is found behind the fan.
• Verify cable connection to the backplane.
• The backplane provides SCSI 16 bit termination.
  
  Backplane connection
  
  
  External connections
  
  

• The external integrated 68 pin (female) SCSI connection is next to the printer port.
  
  External SCSI-SE connection
  

• External cables are available from IBM:

Netfinity 5000 - Cable options and FRU's

Servers - SCSI Connector Photos, Specifications, and Netfinity options