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Removing and Replacing Disk Drives, CAUTION, Front View of hp Integrity cx2600 Server

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Removing and Replacing Disk Drives Hot-plug disk drives are located at the front of the server. The following sections remove and reinstall a disk drive. CAUTION: A hot-plug device may require interaction with the operating system before the device can be safely removed from or installed into the server. Determine if the operating system supports replacement of disk drives while the operating system is running. If the operating system does not support this feature, shut down the operating system before performing these procedures. Failure to observe this caution could result in system failure. Figure 7-2 Front View of hp Integrity cx2600 Server Removing Hot-Plug Disk Drives To remove a hot-plug disk drive, perform the following steps: CAUTION: The disk drives in the server are not hot-swappable: they are merely hot-pluggable. A manual software procedure may be required to safely remove or insert disk drives while the server is running. To avoid damage to the hard drives: • Refer to the documentation provided with the disk drive for additional information about removing and inserting a drive. • Refer to the operating system documentation for additional information about removing and inserting hot-plug assemblies. 1. If required (OS does not support hot-plugging devices), stop the operating system. Removing and Replacing Disk Drives 117

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Removing and Replacing Disk Drives
Hot-plug disk drives are located at the front of the server. The following sections remove and
reinstall a disk drive.
CAUTION:
A hot-plug device may require interaction with the operating system before the
device can be safely removed from or installed into the server. Determine if the operating system
supports replacement of disk drives while the operating system is running. If the operating
system does not support this feature, shut down the operating system before performing these
procedures. Failure to observe this caution could result in system failure.
Figure 7-2 Front View of hp Integrity cx2600 Server
Removing Hot-Plug Disk Drives
To remove a hot-plug disk drive, perform the following steps:
CAUTION:
The disk drives in the server are not hot-swappable: they are merely hot-pluggable.
A manual software procedure may be required to safely remove or insert disk drives while the
server is running. To avoid damage to the hard drives:
Refer to the documentation provided with the disk drive for additional information about
removing and inserting a drive.
Refer to the operating system documentation for additional information about removing
and inserting hot-plug assemblies.
1.
If required (OS does not support hot-plugging devices), stop the operating system.
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