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Removing a hot-swap storage drive

Use this information to remove a hot-swap storage drive.

The blade server (machine type 8028) has two storage bays for installing or removing hot-swap storage devices, such as SAS storage drives.

Note
  1. The following illustration shows how to remove a hot-swap hard disk drive from a blade server.
  2. The illustrations in this document might differ slightly from your hardware.

To remove a hot-swap hard disk drive, complete the following steps.

Graphic illustrating removal of a hot-swap drive
  1. Before you begin, read Safety and Installation guidelines.
  2. Press the arrow on the storage drive release handle to release the hard disk drive and use the release handle to pull the drive away from the storage bay.
  3. If you are instructed to return the hard disk drive, follow all packaging instructions, and use any packaging materials for shipping that are supplied to you.