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You must disable automatic drive assignment on both controller modules.
2. Properly ground yourself.
3. Gently remove the bezel from the front of the platform.
4. Identify the failed disk drive from the system console warning message and the illuminated
fault LED on the disk drive
5. Press the release button on the disk drive face.
Depending on the storage system, the disk drives have the release button located at the
top or on the left of the disk drive face.
For example, the following illustration shows a disk drive with the release button located
on the top of the disk drive face:
The cam handle on the disk drive springs open partially and the disk drive releases from
the midplane.
6. Pull the cam handle to its fully open position to unseat the disk drive from the midplane.
7. Slide out the disk drive slightly and allow the disk to safely spin down, which can take less
than one minute, and then, using both hands, remove the disk drive from the disk shelf.
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