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Install an E1.S hot-swap drive to a compute tray

Follow instructions in this section to install an E1.S hot-swap drive to a compute tray.

About this task

Attention
  • Read Installation Guidelines and Safety inspection checklist to ensure that you work safely.
  • Touch the static-protective package that contains the component to any unpainted metal surface on the server; then, remove it from the package and place it on a static-protective surface.
  • Make sure you save the data on your drive, especially if it is part of a RAID array, before you remove it from the server.
  • To make sure that there is adequate system cooling, do not operate the compute tray for more than two minutes without either a drive or a filler installed in each bay.
  • Before you make changes to drives, drive controllers, drive backplanes, or drive cables, back up all important data that is stored on drives.
Note
  • There are two types of E1.S drive but the installation procedures are the same.
  • For the four-drive configuration, install E1.S drives in bays 0, 2, 4, and 6, and populate the remaining bays with dummy drives.
    Figure 1. E1.S drive bay numbers
    E1.S drive bay numbers
The following notes describe the type of drives that the server supports and other information that you must consider when you install a drive. For a list of supported drives, see Lenovo ServerProven website.
  • Locate the documentation that comes with the drive and follow those instructions in addition to the instructions in this chapter.
  • The electromagnetic interference (EMI) integrity and cooling of the solution are protected by having all bays and PCI and PCIe slots covered or occupied. When you install a drive or PCIe adapter, save the EMC shield and filler panel from the bay or PCIe adapter slot cover in the event that you later remove the device.
  • For a complete list of supported optional devices for the server, see Lenovo ServerProven website.
Firmware and driver download: You might need to update the firmware or driver after replacing a component.

Procedure

  1. Align the E1.S drive with the latch, and secure it by installing two screws.
    Figure 2. Assembling the E1.S hot-swap drive
    Assembling the E1.S hot-swap drive
  2. Install the E1.S hot-swap drive.
    1. Make sure that the drive handle is in the open position. Then, align the drive with the guide rails in the bay and gently slide the drive into the bay until it stops
    2. Rotate the drive handle to the fully closed position until the handle latch clicks.
    Figure 3. Installing an E1.S hot-swap drive
    Installing an E1.S hot-swap drive

After you finish

Check the drive status LED to verify that the drive is operating correctly.