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Replacing 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.
  • The hot-swap server models support up to twenty-four 2.5-inch or eight 3.5-inch hot-swap SAS or SATA hard disk drives.
  • The electromagnetic interference (EMI) integrity and cooling of the server are protected by having all bays and PCI Express slots covered or occupied. When you install a drive or a PCI Express adapter, save the EMC shield and filler panel from the bay or PCI Express adapter slot cover in the event that you later remove the device.
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 bay 0 (upper-left).
  1. Read the safety information that begins on Safety and Removing and replacing guidelines.
  2. Remove the filler panel from the empty drive bay. Keep the filler panel in a safe place.
  3. 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.
  4. 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. 2.5-inch hot-swap hard disk drives installation
      2.5-inch hot-swap hard disk drives installation
      Figure 2. 3.5-inch hot-swap hard disk drives installation
      3.5-inch hot-swap hard disk drives 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.
  5. If you are installing additional hot-swap hard disk drives, do so now.
  6. Turn on the peripheral devices and the server.