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Installing a 3.5 Inch Physical-Drive Blank, Removing a Hot-Swap Physical Drive - software

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Figure 10. Removing and Installing a 3.5 Inch Hard-Drive Blank (MD3400 only) 1. physical-drive blank 2. release button Installing a 3.5 Inch Physical-Drive Blank 1. If installed, remove the front bezel. 2. Insert the physical-drive blank into the physical-drive slot until the release button clicks into place. 3. If applicable, install the front bezel. Removing a Hot-Swap Physical Drive CAUTION: To prevent data loss, ensure that your operating system supports hot-swap drive installation. See the documentation supplied with your operating system. 1. From the management software, prepare the physical drive for removal. Wait until the indicators on the physical-drive carrier signal that the physical drive can be removed safely. For more information, see the documentation for the storage controller. If the physical drive is online, the green activity/fault indicator flashes as the drive is turned off. When the physical-drive indicators are off, the physical drive is ready for removal. 2. Press the release button to open the physical-drive carrier release handle. 3. Slide the physical-drive carrier out until it is free of the physical-drive slot. CAUTION: To maintain proper system cooling, all empty physical-drive slots must have physical-drive blanks installed. 4. Insert a physical-drive blank in the empty physical-drive slot. 19

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Figure 10. Removing and Installing a 3.5 Inch Hard-Drive Blank (MD3400 only)
1.
physical-drive blank
2.
release button
Installing a 3.5 Inch Physical-Drive Blank
1.
If installed, remove the front bezel.
2.
Insert the physical-drive blank into the physical-drive slot until the release button clicks into place.
3.
If applicable, install the front bezel.
Removing a Hot-Swap Physical Drive
CAUTION: To prevent data loss, ensure that your operating system supports hot-swap drive
installation. See the documentation supplied with your operating system.
1.
From the management software, prepare the physical drive for removal. Wait until the indicators on
the physical-drive carrier signal that the physical drive can be removed safely. For more information,
see the documentation for the storage controller.
If the physical drive is online, the green activity/fault indicator flashes as the drive is turned off. When
the physical-drive indicators are off, the physical drive is ready for removal.
2.
Press the release button to open the physical-drive carrier release handle.
3.
Slide the physical-drive carrier out until it is free of the physical-drive slot.
CAUTION: To maintain proper system cooling, all empty physical-drive slots must have
physical-drive blanks installed.
4.
Insert a physical-drive blank in the empty physical-drive slot.
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