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Install an E3.S hot-swap drive

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

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 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.
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.
  • The SXM5 GPU Model supports up to four E3.S hot-swap NVMe drives with the following corresponding drive bay numbers.
    Figure 1. E3.S hot-swap drive bay numbering in SXM5 GPU Model
    E3.S hot-swap drive bay numbering in SXM5 GPU Model
Firmware and driver download: You might need to update the firmware or driver after replacing a component.

Procedure

  1. Remove the E3.S drive cage cover.
    1. Pinch both sides of the drive cage cover.
    2. Pull the drive cage cover out of the server.

      E3.S drive cage cover removal
  2. If the drive bay contains a filler, pull the release lever on the filler and slide it out of the bay.
  3. Install the E3.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 2. E3.S hot-swap drive installation
      Note
      An E3.S drive in bay 0 or 1 is used as an example in the illustration. The orientation of E3.S drives in bay 2 and 3 is reverse, but the installation method is the same.

      E3.S hot-swap drive installation
  4. If you have additional drives to install, do so now; if any of the drive bays is left empty, fill it with a drive bay filler.
  5. Check the drive status LED to verify that the drive is operating correctly.
    • If the yellow drive status LED is lit continuously, the drive is malfunctioning and must be replaced.
    • If the green drive activity LED is flashing, the drive is functioning.
  6. Reinstall the E3.S drive cage cover back to the server.
    Figure 3. E3.S drive cage cover installation
    E3.S drive cage cover installation

After you finish

Complete the parts replacement. See Complete the parts replacement.

Demo video

Watch the procedure on YouTube