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Remove an E3.S hot-swap drive

Follow 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 assembly), drive backplanes or drive cables, back up all important data that is stored on drives.
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 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. Remove the 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.
      Figure 1. E3.S hot-swap drive removal
      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 removal method is the same.

      E3.S hot-swap drive removal
  3. Install a drive bay filler or replacement drive as soon as possible. See Install an E3.S hot-swap drive.
  4. Reinstall the E3.S drive cage cover back to the server.
    Figure 2. E3.S drive cage cover installation
    E3.S drive cage cover installation

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.

Demo video

Watch the procedure on YouTube