82 Installing System Components
Removing a Hot-Swap Hard Drive
CAUTION: Ensure that your operating system supports hot-swap drive removal
and installation. See the documentation provided with your operating system for
more information.
1If present, remove the front bezel. See
"
Removing the Front Bezel
."
2
From the RAID management software, prepare the drive for removal.
Wait
until the hard-drive indicators on the drive carrier signal that the drive
can be removed safely.
See your SAS RAID controller documentation for
information about hot-swap drive removal.
If the drive has been online, the green
activity/
fault indicator will flash as
the drive is powered down. When the drive indicators are off, the drive is
ready for removal.
3Press the button on the front of the drive carrier and open the drive
carrier release handle to release the drive. See
Figure 3-6
.
4
Slide the hard drive out until it is free of the drive bay.
CAUTION: To maintain proper system cooling, all empty hard-drive bays must
have drive blanks installed.
5
Insert a drive blank in the vacated drive bay. See "Installing a Hard-Drive
Blank."
6
If applicable, install the bezel. See "Installing the Front Bezel."
Installing a Hot-Swap Hard Drive
CAUTION: When installing a hard drive, ensure that the adjacent drives are fully
installed. Inserting a hard-drive carrier and attempting to lock its handle next to a
partially installed carrier can damage the partially installed carrier's shield spring
and make it unusable.
CAUTION: To prevent data loss, ensure that your operating system supports
hot-swap drive installation. See the documentation supplied with your operating
system.
1If present, remove the front bezel. See
"Removing the Front Bezel."
2
If a drive blank is present in the bay, remove it. See "Removing a Hard-
Drive Blank."