IBM Partner Pavilion DS4100 manual Hot-swap hard disk drive LEDs

1.Read the documentation that comes with the hard disk drive.

2.Check for Fault LEDs shown in Figure 62. If any amber LEDs are lit, see Chapter 6, “Hardware maintenance,” on page 111.

Activity LED Fault LED

General system error LED

Tray handle Latch

Figure 62. Hot-swap hard disk drive LEDs

Power-on LED

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3.Determine the bay into which you want to install the drive.

4.Remove the blank tray:

Note: To locate blank drives, look at the Activity LEDs on the front of the storage system. An active drive will have a green light on or flashing. A blank drive will not have any active lights.

a.Release the latch on the drive CRU by pinching together the blue line on the tray latch and the finger hole on the tray handle, as shown by the arrow in Figure 62.

b.Pull the handle on the tray out so that it is in the open position to release the drive CRU, and then pull the blank tray out of the bay.

c.Save the blank tray for later use.

5.Install the hard disk drive:

Note: The hard disk drive comes installed in a drive tray. Do not attempt to detach the drive from the tray.

a.Release the latch on the drive CRU by pinching together the blue line on the tray latch and the finger hole on the tray handle.

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