This tutorial will show you, step-by-step, how to install a rear flex bay into a 24-Bay Dell PowerEdge R740xd server. The installation would also be the same for installing in an R740xd 12-bay server; however, with rear flex bays for 12-bay servers, the SAS cable placement is different on the chassis backplane, and you would need to use a different SAS cable (more on that later).
NOTE: With 12t...
A flex bay is a type of modular bay designed for… you guessed it, flexibility! Using a flex bay, you can house different types of storage, such as hard drives (HDDs) or Solid State Disks (SSDs). It's a neat feature to have if you want to be able to easily upgrade your server's capabilities as your own needs grow (without having to go through the hassle of setting up a totally new machine). In...
This tutorial will show you step-by-step how to install a rear Flex Bay into a Dell PowerEdge R720xd 24-bay server. Except for the Flex Bay placement, the process would be virtually identical for installing a Mid Flex Bay in the same server.
NOTE: Scroll to the bottom of this Dell PowerEdge R720xd Flex Bay installation guide for the P/Ns and images of the alternate Flex Bay cables.
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