Installing a hot-swap hard disk drive
Some server models come with hot-swap SAS or SATA hot-swap hard disk drives.
Before you install a hot-swap hard disk drive, read the following information:
v The hot-swap drives must be either all SAS hard disk drives or all SATA hard
disk drives; do not mix SAS and SATA drives.
v The sequence for installing the hard disk drives is to install the drives starting
from the top bay (bay 4) and go down to the bottom bay (bay 11).
v Inspect the drive tray for signs of damage.
v Make sure that the drive is correctly installed in the tray.
v You do not have to turn off the server to install hot-swap drives in the hot-swap
drive bays.
v All hot-swap drives must have the same throughput speed rating; mixing speed
ratings might cause all drives to operate at the lower throughput speed.
v The drive ID for each hot-swap hard disk drive is printed on the bezel.
v If you want to install the maximum number of hot-swap drives (eight), you must
order the 4-drive backplane option kit.
Attention: When you install the optional 4-drive backplane option kit to
upgrade to eight drives, make sure that you remove the dust shield (if one is
present) from the hot-swap SAS/SATA signal connector on the system board.
Carefully grasp the dust shield and pull it out of the signal connector.
v To maintain proper system cooling, do not operate the server for more than 10
minutes without either a drive or a filler panel installed in each drive bay.
Attention: Static electricity that is released to internal server components when
the server is powered-on might cause the server to stop, which could result in the
loss of data. To avoid this potential problem, always use an electrostatic-discharge
wrist strap or other grounding system when working inside the server with the
power on.
To install a hot-swap hard disk drive, complete the following steps:
1. Read the safety information that begins on page v and “Installation guidelines”
on page 22.
2. Unlock the side cover.
3. Remove the side cover (see “Removing the side cover” on page 26.
4. Place your finger on the depression area on the left side of the bezel door and
rotate it away from the server. After you rotate the bezel beyond 90°, pull the
bezel off the server and set it aside.
5. Remove the EMC shield from the bay in which you want to install the drive.
6. Touch the static-protective package that contains the drive to any unpainted
metal surface on the server; then, remove the drive from the package and place
it on a static-protective surface.
7. Install the hard disk drive in the hot-swap bay:
a. Make sure that the drive tray handle is open.
b. Align the drive assembly with the guide rails in the bay.
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