Remove a 7mm hot-swap drive
Follow instructions in this section to remove a 7mm hot-swap drive.
About this task
Read Installation Guidelines and Safety inspection checklist to ensure that you work safely.
If the node is installed in an enclosure or mounted, remove the node from the enclosure or mount. See Configuration guide.
To make sure that there is adequate system cooling, do not operate the server for more than two minutes without either a drive or a filler installed in each bay.
If one or more NVMe solid-state drives are to be removed, it is recommended to disable them beforehand via the operating system.
Before you remove or make changes to drives, drive controllers (including controllers that are integrated on the system board), drive backplanes, or drive cables, make sure to back up all important data stored in drives.
Before you remove any component of a RAID array (drive, RAID card, etc.), back up all RAID configuration information.
Make sure you have the drive bay fillers available if some drive bays will be left empty after the removal.
Procedure
- Loosen the captive screw that secures the bezel; then, remove the bezel.Figure 1. Removing the bezel
- Remove the 7mm drive.
Slide the release latch to unlock the drive handle.
The handle opens automatically.
Grasp and pull the handle to remove the drive from the drive bay.
Figure 2. Removing a 7mm drive
After this task is completed
Install a new drive or drive filler into the vacant drive bay. See Install a 7mm hot-swap drive.
NoteTo make sure that there is adequate system cooling, do not operate the server for more than two minutes without either a drive or a filler installed in each bay.
If you are instructed to return the component or optional device, follow all packaging instructions, and use any packaging materials for shipping that are supplied to you.
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