IBM 419452u Installation Guide - Page 31

Installing, hot-swap, drive

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5. Pull the loops of the tray toward each other and slide the drive into the server until the drive connects to the back panel. 6. Insert the filler panel into the bay to cover the drive. Notes: 1. If a RAID controller or adapter is installed, you might have to reconfigure the disk arrays after you install hard disk drives. See your RAID controller or adapter documentation. 2. To remove a simple-swap SATA drive from the bay, make sure that the server is turned off and the power cord is removed; then, remove the filler panel, pull the loops of the drive tray toward each other and pull the tray out of the bay. If you have other devices to install, do so now. Otherwise, go to "Completing the installation" on page 24. Installing a hot-swap hard disk drive The 3.5-inch drive hot-swap server models support either two SAS 3.5-inch hard disk drives or two SATA 3.5-inch hard disk drives. The 2.5-inch drive hot-swap server models support four 2.5-inch SAS hard disk drives. 2.5-inch drives The installation procedure is the same for any of these drives. The illustrations in this procedure show 3.5-inch SAS drives. To install a hot-swap hard disk drive, complete the following steps. Note: If you have only one hard disk drive, install it in the left or upper-left drive bay. Drive-tray assembly Drive handle (in open position) Filler panel Chapter 2. Installing optional devices 17

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5.
Pull
the
loops
of
the
tray
toward
each
other
and
slide
the
drive
into
the
server
until
the
drive
connects
to
the
back
panel.
6.
Insert
the
filler
panel
into
the
bay
to
cover
the
drive.
Notes:
1.
If
a
RAID
controller
or
adapter
is
installed,
you
might
have
to
reconfigure
the
disk
arrays
after
you
install
hard
disk
drives.
See
your
RAID
controller
or
adapter
documentation.
2.
To
remove
a
simple-swap
SATA
drive
from
the
bay,
make
sure
that
the
server
is
turned
off
and
the
power
cord
is
removed;
then,
remove
the
filler
panel,
pull
the
loops
of
the
drive
tray
toward
each
other
and
pull
the
tray
out
of
the
bay.
If
you
have
other
devices
to
install,
do
so
now.
Otherwise,
go
to
“Completing
the
installation”
on
page
24.
Installing
a
hot-swap
hard
disk
drive
The
3.5-inch
drive
hot-swap
server
models
support
either
two
SAS
3.5-inch
hard
disk
drives
or
two
SATA
3.5-inch
hard
disk
drives.
The
2.5-inch
drive
hot-swap
server
models
support
four
2.5-inch
SAS
hard
disk
drives.
2.5-inch drives
The
installation
procedure
is
the
same
for
any
of
these
drives.
The
illustrations
in
this
procedure
show
3.5-inch
SAS
drives.
To
install
a
hot-swap
hard
disk
drive,
complete
the
following
steps.
Note:
If
you
have
only
one
hard
disk
drive,
install
it
in
the
left
or
upper-left
drive
bay.
Filler panel
Drive-tray assembly
Drive handle
(in open position)
Chapter
2.
Installing
optional
devices
17