Connecting the SAS adapter to the 5886 disk-drive

Connecting the SAS adapter to the 5886 disk-drive enclosure

Learn about how to connect the 5886 disk-drive enclosure

Use this procedure to connect the 5886 disk-drive enclosure:

For additional information related to Serial-attached SCSI (SAS) cabling and cabling configurations, see.

Note: You need to power off the server before connecting the cables.

1. Install the SAS adapter into your server. For details, see .
2. Connect the SAS cable to your disk drive. Choose one of the following methods based on your situation:
   Figure 1. SAS YO cable to single enclosure card

   Figure 2. SAS YO cable to single enclosure with EE cables adding an additional enclosure or two YO connected enclosures each with an additional enclosure attached

   Figure 3. Single enclosure attached with YI cable to external SAS port
3. Install the other end of the SAS cable to the SAS adapter or the external SAS port on the server.
4. Add the disk drives to the operating system you are using.
5. For steps to verify the new configuration, see .