Locating the IDs for disk drives: 2145-CG8 or 2145-CF8

The hot-swap-drive ID that is assigned to each drive is printed on the front of the node, but is covered by the service controller.

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Figure 1 shows the location of the disk drives for the SAN Volume Controller 2145-CF8 by drive ID.

The ID numbers and the drive-bay numbers are the same.
Figure 1. Drive IDs for SAN Volume Controller 2145-CF8
Drive IDs for SAN Volume Controller 2145-CF8
  •  0  Drive bay 0
  •  1  Drive bay 1
  •  2  Drive bay 2
  •  3  Drive bay 3
  •  4  Drive bay 4 (reserved for the node boot disk)
  •  5  Drive bay 5 (reserved for service controller)
Figure 2 shows the location of the disk drives for the SAN Volume Controller 2145-CG8 by drive ID.
Figure 2. Drive bay IDs for the SAN Volume Controller 2145-CG8
Drive bay IDs for the SAN Volume Controller 2145-CG8
  •  0  Drive bay 0
  •  1  Drive bay 1
  •  2  Drive bay 2
  •  3  Drive bay 3
  •  4  Drive bay 4
  •  5  Drive bay 5
  •  6  Drive bay 6 (reserved for the node boot disk)
  •  7  Drive bay 7 (reserved for service controller cable)
Parent topic: Removing the SAS boot drive: 2145-CG8 or 2145-CF8