Installing A Hot-Swap Hard Disk Drive In Bay 5, 6, Or 7 - IBM eServer 220 xSeries Installation Manual

Installing a hot-swap hard disk drive in bay 5, 6, or 7

Note: You can also install a non-hot-swap hard disk drive in bay 4. See "Installing a
drive in bay 1, 2, 3, or 4" on page 20 for instructions.
To install a non-hot-swap hard disk drive in bay 5, 6, or 7, do the following:
1. Read the information in "Preinstallation steps (all bays)" on page 19.
2. Turn off the server and peripheral devices, and disconnect all external cables and
power cords; then, remove the cover (see "Removing the side cover" on page 10
for details).
3. Carefully remove the support bracket assembly from the server (see "Removing
the support bracket assembly" on page 10). Store the cover and the support
bracket assembly in a safe place.
4. Rotate the drive cage upward. If your server has a hard disk drive installed in the
drive cage, disconnect the cables from the rear of the drive.
5. Remove the plastic bag that contains the drive rails and screws from inside the
drive cage.
6. Install rails on each drive in the drive cage:
a. Pull the blue slide rails out of the plastic bag.
b. Install the screws on the sides of the drive.
c. Align the rails on the drive with the guide rails in the drive bay.
d. Push the drive into the bay until it clicks into place.
7. Reinstall the drive cage in the server. Rotate the drive cage downward until it
snaps into place.
8. Connect the server SCSI and power cables to the rear of the drives.
Ensure that you route the SCSI cable so that it does not block the airflow
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to the rear of the drives or over the microprocessors.
9. If you have other options to install or remove, do so now; otherwise, replace the
support bracket assembly and the side cover (see "Installing the cover" on page
31 for details).
Note: If your server is a hot-swap model, reinstall the VRM in connector J42
after you reinstall the support bracket assembly.
If you purchased a hot-swap model, your server contains hardware that you can use
to replace a failed hard disk drive without turning off the server. Therefore, you have
the advantage of continuing to operate your system while a hard disk drive is
removed or installed. These drives are known as hot-swap drives. If these drives are
connected to an optional controller, such as a ServeRAID controller, that supports this
function, and if one of these drives becomes defective, the ServeRAID controller can
rebuild the data from that drive onto another hot-swap drive. Refer to the information
that comes with your ServeRAID controller for details.
Each hot-swap drive has two indicator lights: the hard disk drive activity light and the
hard disk drive status light. When the green hard disk drive activity light is flashing,
the controller is accessing the hard disk drive. When this occurs, the SCSI activity light
on the front of the server also illuminates. The SCSI activity light is illustrated and
described in "Server controls and indicators" on page 37. If the amber hard disk drive
status light for a drive is lit continuously, that individual drive is faulty and requires
replacement. When the hard disk drive status light indicates a drive fault, you can
replace a hot-swap drive without turning off the server.
Note: The hard disk drive activity light is also known as the SCSI hard disk drive
activity light.
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