Installing A Hot-Swap Hard Disk Drive - IBM 8647 - Eserver xSeries 225 Maintenance And Troubleshooting Manual

Installing a hot-swap hard disk drive

Complete the following steps to install a drive in a hot-swap bay.
Attention:
than 10 minutes without either a drive or a filler panel installed for each bay.
Note: All hot-swap drives being used in the server should have the same speed
1. Review "Safety information" on page 131 and "Installation guidelines" on page
2. Open the server door.
3. Remove the hot-swap lock bar.
4. Remove the filler panel from one of the empty hot-swap bays by inserting your
5. Install the hard disk drive in the hot-swap bay:
To maintain proper system cooling, do not operate the server for more
rating; mixing speed ratings will cause all drives to operate at the lower
speed.
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a. Unlock the side-cover lock.
b. Rotate the hot-swap lock bar forward and remove it from the bezel. If the
hot-swap lock bar will not rotate, press the top of the hot-swap lock bar to
release the lock mechanism.
finger into the depression at the left side of the filler panel and pulling it away
from the server.
a. Ensure that the tray handle is open (that is, perpendicular to the drive).
b. Align the drive assembly with the guide rails in the bay.
c. Gently push the drive assembly into the bay until the drive stops.
d. Push the tray handle to the closed (locked) position.
e. Check the hard disk drive status indicator to verify that the hard disk drive is
operating properly.
If the amber hard disk drive status light for a drive is lit continuously, that
drive is faulty and needs to be replaced. If the green hard disk drive activity
light is flashing, the drive is being accessed.
Hot-swap
lock bar
Chapter 4. Installing options
Filler panel
Drive-tray
assembly
Drive tray-handle
(in open position)
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