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Install a hot-swap drive

Follow the instructions in this section to install a hot-swap drive.

About this task

Attention

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

  • Prevent exposure to static electricity, which might lead to system halt and loss of data, by keeping static-sensitive components in their static-protective packages until installation, and handling these devices with an electrostatic-discharge wrist strap or other grounding system.

  • 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 remove or make changes to drives, drive controllers, including controllers that are integrated on the lower processor board (MB) or upper processor board (CPU BD), drive backplanes or drive cables, back up all important data that is stored on the drives.

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

Note

For a complete list of supported optional device for this server, see Lenovo ServerProven website.

Figure 1. 2.5-inch drive bay numbering
2.5-inch drive bay numbering
Figure 2. E3.S drive bay numbering
E3.S drive bay numbering
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. If a drive filler has been installed in the drive bay, remove it.
  3. Install the drive.
    Figure 3. Installing a 2.5-inch drive
    Installing a 2.5-inch drive
    Figure 4. Installing a E3.S drive
    Installing a E3.S drive
    Note
    The E3.S drive tray handle opens in different directions depending on the E3.S drive location.
    1. Ensure that the tray handle is in the open position. Slide the drive into the drive bay, and push it until it stops.
    2. Rotate the handle back to the locked position.
  4. Close the drive door.
    Figure 5. Closing drive door
    Closing drive door
    1. Grasp the thumbscrew and close the drive door.
    2. Tighten the thumbscrew on the drive door. Use a screwdriver if needed.

After you finish

  1. Check the drive status LED to verify if the drive is operating correctly.
    • If the yellow LED is lit continuously, it is malfunctioning and must be replaced.
    • If the green LED is flashing, the drive is functioning.
    Note
    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.

  2. If any of the drive bays are left empty, fill them with drive bay fillers.

Demo video

Watch the procedure on YouTube