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• Make sure that you have all the cables and other equipment that are specified in the documentation that
comes with the drive.
• Select the bay in which you want to install the drive.
• Check the instructions that come with the drive to determine whether you have to set any switches or
jumpers on the drive. If you are installing a SAS or SATA device, be sure to set the SAS or SATA ID for that
device.
• The server supports up to eight 2.5-inch hot-swap SAS or hot-swap SATA hard disk drives.
• The electromagnetic interference (EMI) integrity and cooling of the server are protected by having all bays
and PCI and PCI Express slots covered or occupied. When you install a drive, PCI, or PCI Express
adapter, save the EMC shield and filler panel from the bay or PCI or PCI Express adapter slot cover in the
event that you later remove the device.
• For a complete list of supported optional devices for the server, see
x86servers/serverproven/compat/us/
To install a 2.5-inch hot-swap SAS or SATA hard disk drive, complete the following steps:
Step 1.
Read the safety information that begins on
417.
Step 2.
Remove the filler panel from the empty drive bay.
Step 3.
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.
Step 4.
Install the hard disk drive in the drive bay:
a.
Make sure that the tray handle is in the open (unlocked) position.
b.
Align the drive assembly with the guide rails in the bay.
Drive-tray
assembly
Drive handle
Figure 40. Hot-swap hard disk drive installation
c.
Gently push the drive assembly into the bay until the drive stops.
d.
Rotate the tray handle to the closed (locked) position.
e.
Check the hard disk drive status LED to verify that the hard disk drive is operating correctly. If
the amber hard disk drive status LED for a drive is lit continuously, that drive is faulty and must
be replaced. If the green hard disk drive activity LED is flashing, the drive is being accessed.
Note: If the server is configured for RAID operation using a ServeRAID adapter, you might
have to reconfigure your disk arrays after you install hard disk drives. See the ServeRAID
adapter documentation for additional information about RAID operation and complete
instructions for using the ServeRAID adapter.
Step 5.
If you are installing additional hot-swap hard disk drives, do so now.
System x3550 M3Problem Determination and Service Guide
438
.
Filler panel
http://www.ibm.com/systems/info/
"Safety" on page v
and
"Installation guidelines" on page
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