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Installing, hot-swap, drive

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Installing a hot-swap hard disk drive The following illustration shows how to install a hot-swap hard disk drive. Slim filler panel Hard disk drive Drive tray Drive tray handle (in open position) Complete the following steps to install a drive in a hot-swap bay. Attention: To maintain proper system cooling, do not operate the server for more than 10 minutes without either a drive or a filler panel installed for each bay. Note: All hot-swap drives being used in the server should have the same throughput speed rating; mixing speed ratings might cause all drives to operate at the lower throughput speed. 1. Review the information in "Installation guidelines" on page 45, "Handling static-sensitive devices" on page 46, and "Safety information" on page 169. 2. Remove the filler panel from one of the empty hot-swap bays. 3. Install the hard disk drive in the hot-swap bay: a. Ensure that the tray handle is open (that is, perpendicular to the drive). b. Align the drive assembly with the guide rails in the bay. c. Gently push the drive assembly into the bay until the drive stops. d. Push the tray handle to the closed (locked) position. e. Check the hard disk drive status indicator to verify that the hard disk drive is operating properly. If the amber hard disk drive status LED for a drive is lit continuously, that drive is faulty and needs to be replaced. If the green hard disk drive activity LED is flashing, the drive is being accessed. Note: If your server is configured for RAID operation using the integrated SCSI controller with RAID capabilities or an optional ServeRAID controller, you might need to reconfigure your disk arrays after installing hard disk drives. See the ServeRAID documentation on the IBM ServeRAID Support CD for additional information on RAID operation and complete instructions for using ServeRAID Manager. Chapter 4. Customer replaceable units 77

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Installing
a
hot-swap
hard
disk
drive
The
following
illustration
shows
how
to
install
a
hot-swap
hard
disk
drive.
Slim
filler panel
Hard disk drive
Drive tray
Drive tray handle
(in open position)
Complete
the
following
steps
to
install
a
drive
in
a
hot-swap
bay.
Attention:
To
maintain
proper
system
cooling,
do
not
operate
the
server
for
more
than
10
minutes
without
either
a
drive
or
a
filler
panel
installed
for
each
bay.
Note:
All
hot-swap
drives
being
used
in
the
server
should
have
the
same
throughput
speed
rating;
mixing
speed
ratings
might
cause
all
drives
to
operate
at
the
lower
throughput
speed.
1.
Review
the
information
in
“Installation
guidelines”
on
page
45,
“Handling
static-sensitive
devices”
on
page
46,
and
“Safety
information”
on
page
169.
2.
Remove
the
filler
panel
from
one
of
the
empty
hot-swap
bays.
3.
Install
the
hard
disk
drive
in
the
hot-swap
bay:
a.
Ensure
that
the
tray
handle
is
open
(that
is,
perpendicular
to
the
drive).
b.
Align
the
drive
assembly
with
the
guide
rails
in
the
bay.
c.
Gently
push
the
drive
assembly
into
the
bay
until
the
drive
stops.
d.
Push
the
tray
handle
to
the
closed
(locked)
position.
e.
Check
the
hard
disk
drive
status
indicator
to
verify
that
the
hard
disk
drive
is
operating
properly.
If
the
amber
hard
disk
drive
status
LED
for
a
drive
is
lit
continuously,
that
drive
is
faulty
and
needs
to
be
replaced.
If
the
green
hard
disk
drive
activity
LED
is
flashing,
the
drive
is
being
accessed.
Note:
If
your
server
is
configured
for
RAID
operation
using
the
integrated
SCSI
controller
with
RAID
capabilities
or
an
optional
ServeRAID
controller,
you
might
need
to
reconfigure
your
disk
arrays
after
installing
hard
disk
drives.
See
the
ServeRAID
documentation
on
the
IBM
ServeRAID
Support
CD
for
additional
information
on
RAID
operation
and
complete
instructions
for
using
ServeRAID
Manager.
Chapter
4.
Customer
replaceable
units
77