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Removing a drive carrier

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Removing a drive carrier Prerequisites 1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions. 2. Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system. 3. If installed, remove the front bezel. 4. Using the management software, prepare the drive for removal. If the drive is online, the green activity or fault indicator flashes while the drive is turning off. When the drive indicators are off, the drive is ready for removal. For more information, see the storage controller documentation. CAUTION: Before attempting to remove or install a drive while the system is running, see the documentation for the storage controller card to ensure that the host adapter is configured correctly to support drive removal and insertion. CAUTION: Mixing drive carriers from previous generations of PowerEdge servers is not supported. CAUTION: To prevent data loss, ensure that your operating system supports drive installation. See the documentation supplied with your operating system. Steps 1. Press the release button to open the drive carrier release handle. 2. Holding the handle, slide the drive carrier out of the drive slot. NOTE: If you are not replacing the drive immediately, install a drive blank in the empty drive slot to maintain proper system cooling. Figure 37. Removing a drive carrier Next steps 1. Install a drive carrier or drive blank. Installing and removing system components 63

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Removing a drive carrier
Prerequisites
1.
Follow the safety guidelines listed in
Safety instructions
.
2.
Follow the procedure listed in
Before working inside your system
.
3.
If installed,
remove the front bezel
.
4.
Using the management software, prepare the drive for removal.
If the drive is online, the green activity or fault indicator flashes while the drive is turning off. When the drive indicators are off, the
drive is ready for removal. For more information, see the storage controller documentation.
CAUTION:
Before attempting to remove or install a drive while the system is running, see the documentation for the
storage controller card to ensure that the host adapter is configured correctly to support drive removal and
insertion.
CAUTION:
Mixing drive carriers from previous generations of PowerEdge servers is not supported.
CAUTION:
To prevent data loss, ensure that your operating system supports drive installation. See the
documentation supplied with your operating system.
Steps
1.
Press the release button to open the drive carrier release handle.
2.
Holding the handle, slide the drive carrier out of the drive slot.
NOTE:
If you are not replacing the drive immediately, install a drive blank in the empty drive slot to maintain proper
system cooling.
Figure 37. Removing a drive carrier
Next steps
1.
Install a drive carrier
or
drive blank
.
Installing and removing system components
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