Installing a hot-plug SAS disk drive
The server blade supports up to two hot-plug SAS drives.
CAUTION: To prevent improper cooling and thermal damage, do not operate the server blade
or the enclosure unless all hard drive and device bays are populated with either a component
or a blank.
IMPORTANT: The disk drive will not seat properly when 180 degrees out of alignment. Check
the orientation before insertion.
NOTE: For a list of supported disk drives for the server blade, see:
http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/blades/components/c-class-storage.html
1. Remove the hard drive blank.
2. Prepare the hard drive.
3. Slide the drive into the cage until it is fully seated.
Installing additional components 19