IBM xSeries 330 manual Remove the defective hard disk drive

2.To avoid damage to a hard disk drive, do not remove the drive from the hot-swap bay until it has had time to spin down (approximately 30 seconds). Handle the drive carefully.

3.Before you replace a hot-swap drive, make sure it is defective. If you partially or completely remove a good drive instead of a defective one, the server might lose valuable data.

This situation is especially relevant if the server has a ServeRAID adapter installed and you assigned ServeRAID level 0 or 1 to the logical drives in your disk array. The ServeRAID adapter can rebuild the data that you need, provided that certain conditions are met. Refer to the information provided with the ServeRAID adapter for further details.

Refer to the following illustration while you perform the steps in this procedure.

Note: The illustrations in this document might differ slightly from your hardware.

Slim filler

Filler panel

Hard disk drive

Drive tray

Drive tray handle (in open position)

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

1.Before you begin, read the documentation that comes with your drive.

2.Locate the defective drive (look for an amber Hard Disk Status light on the front of the drive).

3.Remove the defective hard disk drive:

a.Move the handle on the drive to the open position (perpendicular to the drive)

b.Pull the hot-swap drive assembly from the bay.

4.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.

5.Check the hard disk drive status indicators to verify that the hard disk drive is installed 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 has failed.

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