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Installing a hot-swap hard disk drive

Use this information to install a hot-swap hard disk drive.

The following notes describe the type of hard disk drives that the server supports and other information that you must consider when you install a hard disk drive. For a list of supported hard disk drives, see the Lenovo ServerProven website.
  • Locate the documentation that comes with the hard disk drive and follow those instructions in addition to the instructions in this chapter.
  • Make sure that you have all the cables and other equipment that are specified in the documentation that comes with the drive.
  • Select the bay in which you want to install the drive.
  • Check the instructions that come with the drive to determine whether you have to set any switches or jumpers on the drive. If you are installing a SAS or SATA hard disk drive, be sure to set the SAS or SATA ID for that device.
  • You can install up to six 2.5-inch hard disk drives for each node hot-swap SAS or SATA hard disk drives in the server.
  • The electromagnetic interference (EMI) integrity and cooling of the server are protected by having all bays and PCI and PCI Express slots covered or occupied. When you install a drive, PCI, or PCI Express adapter, save the EMC shield and filler panel from the bay or PCI or PCI Express adapter slot cover in the event that you later remove the device.
  • For a complete list of supported optional devices for the server, see the Lenovo ServerProven website.

The following table describes the hard disk drive slot IDs.

Hard disk drive (HDD) location vs. hard disk drive signal mapping table
HDD location(Front HDD) HDD0(Front HDD) HDD1(Front HDD) HDD2(Front HDD) HDD3(Front HDD) HDD4(Front HDD) HDD5(internal connector) SATA1 / SATADOM(internal connector) SATA2/Not use
PCH SATA modeSATA port 3SATA port 4SATA port 5SATA port 6sSATA port 1sSATA port 2SATA port 1SATA port 2 (Not use)
PCH SW RAID mode (RSTe)ID 2ID 3ID 4ID 5ID 0ID 1SATA port 1SATA port 2 (Not use)
HBA adapter installed (RAID mode)Slot 0Slot 1Slot 2Slot 3Slot 4Slot 5SATA port 1SATA port 2 (Not use)

Read the safety information in Safety and Installation guidelines.

To install a hot-swap SAS or SATA hard disk drive, complete the following steps:
Note
If you have only one hard disk drive, you must install it in the left drive bay.
Attention
To avoid damage to the hard disk drive connectors, make sure that the server cover is in place and fully closed whenever you install or remove a hard disk drive.
  1. Remove the filler panel from the empty drive bay. Keep the filler panel in a safe place.
  2. Touch the static-protective package that contains the drive to any unpainted metal surface on the server; then, remove the drive from the package and place it on a static-protective surface.
  3. Install the hard disk drive in the drive bay:
    1. Make sure that the tray handle is in the open (unlocked) position.
    2. Align the drive with the guide rails in the bay.
      Figure 1. Hot-swap hard disk drive installation
      Hot-swap hard disk drive installation
    3. Gently push the drive into the bay until the drive stops.
    4. Rotate the tray handle to the closed (locked) position.
    5. Check the hard disk drive status LED to verify that the hard disk drive is operating correctly. If the yellow hard disk drive status LED of a drive is lit continuously, that drive is faulty and must be replaced. If the green hard disk drive activity LED is flashing, the drive is being accessed. During this process, the LED may flash quickly and the lighting will dim.
      Note

      1. If the server is configured for RAID operation with a RAID adapter, you may have to reconfigure disk arrays after installing hard disk drives. See the RAID adapter documentation for additional information about RAID operation and complete instructions for using the RAID adapter.

      2. With onboard RAID controller, only 4 drives are available for RAID arrays.

  4. If you are installing additional hot-swap hard disk drives, do so now.