Install an E1.S/E3.S hot-swap drive

Follow instructions in this section to install an E1.S or 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.
Depending on the server configuration for 8-DW GPU Model, the following drive types can be installed into each drive cage with their corresponding drive bay numbers:
- Up to six E1.S hot-swap drives
  Figure 1. E1.S hot-swap drive bay numbering in 8-DW GPU Model
- Up to four E3.S hot-swap drives
  Figure 2. E3.S hot-swap drive bay numbering in 8-DW GPU Model

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

Go to Drivers and Software download website for ThinkSystem SR675 V3 to see the latest firmware and driver updates for your server.
Go to Update the firmware for more information on firmware updating tools.

Procedure

Hold the handle of the EDSFF drive cage cover and pull it out of the server.
Figure 3. EDSFF drive cage cover removal
If the drive bay contains a filler, pull the release lever on the filler and slide it out of the bay.
Install the E1.S or 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 4. E1.S hot-swap drive installation
  
  Figure 5. E3.S hot-swap drive installation
  Note
  An E3.S drive in bay 2 or 3 is used as an example in the illustration. The orientation of E3.S drives in bay 0 and 1 is upside down, but the installation method is the same.
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.
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.
Reinstall the EDSFF drive cage cover back to the server.
Figure 6. EDSFF drive cage cover installation

After you finish

Complete the parts replacement. See Complete the parts replacement.

Demo video

E1.S hot-swap drive installation: Watch the procedure on YouTube

E3.S hot-swap drive installation: Watch the procedure on YouTube

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