IBM xSeries 330 manual Replacing a drive in a hot-swapbay

Slim filler

Filler panel

Hard disk drive

Drive tray

Drive tray handle (in open position)

Complete the following steps to install a hot-swap drive in a hot-swap drive bay:

Attention:

•To maintain proper system cooling, do not operate the server for more than two minutes without either a drive or a filler panel installed for each bay.

•When you handle electrostatic discharge sensitive devices (ESD), take precautions to avoid damage from static electricity. For details on handling these devices, refer to “Handling electrostatic discharge-sensitive devices” on page 110.

1.Remove the filler panel from one of the empty hot-swap bays by inserting your finger into the depression at the left side of the filler panel and pulling it away from the server.

2.Install the hard disk drive in the hot-swap bay:

a.Ensure the tray handle is open (that is, perpendicular to the drive).

b.Align the rails on the drive assembly with the guide rails in the drive bay.

c.Gently push the drive assembly into the bay until the drive connects to the backplane.

d.Push the tray handle toward the closed position until it locks the drive in place.

3.Check the hard disk drive status indicators to verify that the hard disk drives are operating properly. See “Server controls and indicators” on page 6 for the location of the status indicators.)

• When a ServeRAID adapter is installed and:

—The amber light is on continuously, the drive had failed.

—The green light flashes slowly (one flash per second), the drive is being rebuilt.

—The green light flashes rapidly (three flashes per second), the controller is identifying the drive.

Replacing a drive in a hot-swap bay

You do not have to turn off the server to remove or install the hot-swap drives.

1.Before you remove a hot-swap hard disk drive that is not defective, back up all important data.

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