Hello,
I'm looking to upgrade a server's storage. We currently use the first 6 slots of a 2 row hot swap cage in a T420. According to OpenManage all 6 drives are on connector 0. I would like to add several drives in the second row to be used in a new VM.
However when I look into the backplane I see 4 drive connectors. The 2 cables coming from the PERC reside in ports A & B while A1 and B1 are not in use.
So my questions are, do I need to move a cable to make this happen or should I be already good to go? Why is there 4 ports on the backplane? Is there a spec sheet that will show how to cabling should be?
It's a production server and I'm just working on an upgrade proposal so I can't take it off line at this time.
Thanks!