Installing 2.5-inch and 1.8-inch hot-swap drives

Use this information to install a 2.5-inch or 1.8-inch hot-swap hard disk drive.

To install a hot-swap SAS or SATA drive, complete the following steps. For information about installing drives, see Installing drives.

Note

If you install only one drive, you must install it in drive bay 0.

1. Read the safety information and installation guidelines, see Safety and Installation guidelines.
2. Touch the static-protective package that contains the drive to any unpainted metal surface on the server; then, remove the drive from the package and place it on a static-protective surface.
3. To install a 2.5-inch drive, complete the following steps:
   1. Remove the filler panel from the empty drive bay.
   2. Make sure that the drive-tray handle is in the open (unlocked) position.
   3. Align the drive assembly with the guide rails in the bay.

      

   4. Gently push the drive assembly into the drive bay until the drive stops.
   5. Rotate the drive-tray handle to the closed (locked) position.
   6. Skip to step 5.
4. To install a 1.8-inch drive, complete the following steps:
   1. Remove the filler panel (EMC filler panel).
   2. Grasp the orange release latch on the drive tray handle of the drive tray in which you want to install the drive and slide the release latch down to unlock the drive tray handle; then, rotate the drive tray handle down.

      

   3. Insert the drive into the drive tray with the label side of the drive facing the right side of the server and push the drive tray toward the server to slide the drive into the drive bay until it clicks into place and is seated firmly.
   4. Rotate the drive tray handle to the closed position and slide the release latch up to secure the drive tray handle in place.
   5. Replace the filler panel (EMC filler panel).
5. Check the drive status LED to verify that the drive is operating correctly. If the yellow drive status LED for a drive is lit continuously, that drive is faulty and must be replaced. If the green drive activity LED is flashing, the drive is being accessed.
   Note

   If the server is configured for RAID operation through a ServeRAID adapter, you might have to reconfigure your disk arrays after you install drives. See the ServeRAID adapter documentation for additional information about RAID operation and complete instructions for using the ServeRAID adapter.
6. If you are installing additional hot-swap drives, do so now.
7. Complete the additional steps in Instructions for Business Partners.

If you have other devices to install or remove, do so now. Otherwise, go to Completing the installation.