TX140 S1 Upgrade and Maintenance Manual 171
Hard disk drives / solid state drives
7.2.4 Replacing a 2.5-inch HDD / SSD module
V CAUTION!
● Only remove an HDD / SSD module during operation if the drive is
not currently being accessed. Observe the indicators for the
corresponding HDD / SSD modules, see "PRIMERGY TX140 S1
Server - Operating manual".
● Under no circumstances should you remove an HDD / SSD module
while the system is in operation if you are not sure that the drive is
operated by a RAID controller and belongs to a disk array that is
operating in RAID level 0, 1, 1E, 10, 5, 50, 6 or 60.
An HDD / SSD module can only be replaced during operation in
conjunction with a corresponding RAID configuration.
● All HDD / SSD modules (drives) must be uniquely identified so that
they can be reinstalled in their original mounting locations later. If this
is not done, existing data can be lost.
7.2.4.1 Required tools
● Preliminary and concluding steps: tool-less
● Replacing a 2.5-inch HDD / SSD module: tool-less
7.2.4.2 Preliminary steps
Before replacing a 2.5-inch HDD / SSD module, perform the following steps:
Ê If applicable, open the rack door as described in section "Opening the rack
door" on page 61.
Ê Locate the defective server as described in section "Locating the defective
server" on page 54.
Ê When working on a tower server, open the HDD bay cover as described in
section "Removing the HDD bay cover" on page 76.
Customer Replaceable Units (CRU)
Average task duration: 5 minutes