Removing A Hard-Disk Drive - IBM PS703 Service Manual

4. Install the blade server into the BladeCenter unit. See "Installing the blade server in a BladeCenter
unit" on page 232.

Removing a hard-disk drive

You can remove the serial-attached SCSI (SAS) hard disk drive from a PS703 blade server, or from either
the base unit or the expansion unit of a PS704 blade server.
Figure 28. Removing a hard-disk drive
To remove the hard disk drive, complete the following steps:
1. Back up the data from the drive to another storage device.
2. Read the Safety topic and the "Installation guidelines" on page 229.
3. Shut down the operating system, turn off the blade server, and remove the blade server from the
BladeCenter unit. See "Removing the blade server from a BladeCenter unit" on page 231.
4. Carefully lay the blade server on a flat, static-protective surface, with the cover side up.
5. Open and remove the blade server cover. See "Removing the blade server cover" on page 233.
Note: If you are servicing the base unit of a PS704 blade server, you must first remove the expansion
unit. For more information, see "Removing the expansion unit for a PS704 blade server" on page 237.
6. Remove the drive:
a. Pull and hold the blue release lever 1 at the front of the drive tray.
b. Slide the drive forward 2 to disengage the connector.
c. Lift the drive 3 out of the drive tray.
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