Solid State Drives• The system supports up to two 1.8 inch uSATA Solid State Drives (SSDs).
• All SSDs connect to the blade system board through the SSD backplane.
• SSDs are supplied in special hot-swappable drive carriers that fit in the SSD slots.
• For a single SSD configuration, an SSD blank must be installed in the other drive bay to maintain
proper cooling airflow.
Removing A Solid State Drive
NOTE: Not all operating systems support hot-swappable drive installation. See the documentation
supplied with your operating system.
1. Take the SSD offline and wait until the indicator codes on the SSD-drive carrier signal that the drive
may be removed safely.
When all indicators are off, the drive is ready for removal.
See your operating system documentation for more information on taking the SSD offline.
2. Open the SSD carrier release handle to release the drive from the SSD connector on the SSD
backplane.
3. Slide the SSD out until it is free of the drive bay.
If you are permanently removing an SSD, install a blank insert.
Figure 11. Removing and Installing an SSD
1. SSD carrier release handle 2. SSD
3. SSD connectors (2) 4. SSD backplane
Installing A Solid State Drive
CAUTION: When a replacement hot-swappable SSD is installed and the blade is powered on, the
SSD automatically begins to rebuild. Make absolutely sure that the replacement SSD is blank or
contains data that you wish to have over-written. Any data on the replacement SSD is
immediately lost after the SSD is installed.
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