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Install a hot-swap drive

Use this information to install a hot-swap drive.

About this task

Attention

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

  • To avoid damage to the drive connectors, make sure that the server top cover is in place and fully closed whenever you install or remove a drive.

  • 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 drive bay filler installed in each bay.

  • Before you make changes to drives, drive controllers (including controllers that are integrated on the system board assembly), 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.

For a list of supported drives, see Lenovo ServerProven website.

Firmware and driver download: You might need to update the firmware or driver after replacing a component.

Procedure

  1. Touch the static-protective package that contains the new part to any unpainted surface on the outside of the server. Then, take the new part out of the package and place it on a static-protective surface.
  2. Install the drive in the drive bay.
    1. Ensure that the drive tray handle is in the open position. Slide the drive into the drive bay until it snaps into position.
    2. Close the drive tray handle to lock the drive in place.
    Figure 1. 2.5-inch hot-swap drive
    Opening the drive tray handle

    Figure 2. 3.5-inch hot-swap drive
    Opening the drive tray handle

  3. Check the drive status LED to verify that the drive is operating correctly.
    1. If the yellow drive status LED is lit continuously, that drive is faulty and must be replaced.
    2. If the green drive activity LED is flashing, the drive is being accessed.
  4. Continue to install additional hot-swap drives if necessary.

After you finish

  1. Reinstall the security bezel if you have removed it. See Install the security bezel.

  2. If the server is configured for RAID operation through a ThinkSystem RAID adapter, you might have to reconfigure your disk arrays after you install drives. See the ThinkSystem RAID adapter documentation for additional information about RAID operation and complete instructions for using ThinkSystem RAID adapter.

Demo video

Watch the procedure on YouTube