Chapter 4 Installing Hardware Options

Working with Hard Disk Drives

All hard disk drives being used in the WAE should have the same throughput speed rating. Mixing hard disk drives with different speed ratings will cause all hard disk drives to operate at the lower throughput speed.

Caution To maintain proper system cooling, do not operate the device for more than 10 minutes without either a hard disk drive or a filler panel installed in each bay.

Installing SATA Hard Disk Drives

 

 

Note

The WAE-512 supports simple-swap SATA hard disk drives. Simple-swap hard

 

 

 

 

 

disk drives are not hot-swappable. Disconnect all power from the server before

 

 

 

 

 

removing or installing a simple-swap hard disk drive.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note

The WAE-612 hardware supports hot-swappable SATA hard disk drives; however,

 

 

 

 

 

you must be running WAAS 4.0.13 or a later version to obtain the software

 

 

 

 

 

support for hot-swapping. If you are running a WAAS version prior to 4.0.13, we

 

 

 

 

 

recommend that you power down your WAE-612 when swapping or installing

 

 

 

 

 

new hard disk drives.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To install an SATA hard disk drive in a bay, follow these steps:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Step 1

Inspect the new drive for any signs of damage.

 

 

Step 2

Review the information in the “Safety Warnings” section on page 2-1, and the

 

 

 

 

 

“Safety Guidelines” section on page 2-4.

 

 

Step 3

Make sure that the chassis cover is in place and fully closed.

 

 

Step 4

Power down the device and peripheral devices, and disconnect the power cord and

 

 

 

 

 

all external cables.

 

 

Step 5

If the drive bay contains a filler panel, remove it.

 

 

Step 6

To install the hard disk drive, pull the loops of the drive tray toward each other

 

 

 

 

 

and slide the drive into the bay until the drive connects to the backplane.

 

 

Step 7

Insert the filler panel into the bay to cover the drive. (See Figure 4-6.)

 

 

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