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Remove an E3.S hot-swap drive

Follow the instructions in this section to remove an E3.S hot-swap drive.

About this task

Attention

  • Read Installation Guidelines and Safety inspection checklist to ensure that you work safely.

  • 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 EDSFF 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, back up all important data that is stored on drives.

  • Before you remove any component of a RAID array (drive, RAID card, etc.), back up all RAID configuration information.

Note

Make sure you have the drive bay fillers available if some drive bays will be left empty after the removal.

Procedure

  1. Remove the E3.S bezel.
    1. Press the button on the E3.S bezel to disengage the cover.
    2. Remove the E3.S bezel from the server.
    Figure 1. Removing the E3.S bezel
    Removing the E3.S bezel
  2. Remove an E3.S hot-swap drive.
    1. Slide the release latch to unlock the drive handle.
    2. Rotate the drive handle to the open position.
    3. Grasp the handle and slide the drive out of the drive bay.
    Note
    Install a bay filler or replacement unit as soon as possible. See Install an E3.S hot-swap drive.
    Figure 2. Removing an E3.S hot-swap drive
    Removing an E3.S hot-swap drive

After you finish

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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