Removing And Replacing An Internal Hard Disk Drive; Removing A Hard Disk Drive - HP 9000 rp3410 User's & Service Manual

Removing and Replacing Components

Removing and Replacing an Internal Hard Disk Drive

Step 2. Push in on the power supply release lever to lock the retaining clip in place (Figure 6-21).
Step 3. Replace the front bezel.
Step 4. Verify that both power supply LEDs are lit.
Step 5. Use the PS command of the iLO MP to verify power supply operation.

Removing and Replacing an Internal Hard Disk Drive

The HP 9000 rp3410 or rp3440 server can support up to three hot-pluggable, Low-Voltage Differential (LVD)
hard disk drives. These hard disk drives are 3.5-inch form factor devices that connect to Ultra 160 Wide LVD
SCSI interfaces on the disk cage backplane.
There is a significant difference between the terms hot-swappable and hot-pluggable:
• Hot-swapping happens at the device level; that is, a hot-swappable device manages insertion or removal
on its own without assistance from operating system commands.
• The hot-plug process enables you to replace a defective disk drive in a high-availability server while it is
running.
The disk drives in HP 9000 rp3410 and rp3440 servers are not hot-swappable; they are merely
CAUTION
hot-pluggable. A manual software procedure must be done in order to safely remove or insert
disk drives while the server is running. To avoid damage to the hard drives:
• See the documentation provided with the drive for additional details on inserting or
removing a disk drive.
• See your OS documentation for instructions on preparing the OS for inserting or removing
a hard drive.

Removing a Hard Disk Drive

To remove a hard disk drive, follow these steps:
Step 1. If the server is powered on and the OS is running, prepare the OS to have the disk drive removed.
(See your OS documentation for instructions on preparing the OS for removing and inserting hard
drives.)
Step 2. If you have locked your hard drives, you must unlock them before removing or replacing a drive:
CAUTION
a. Remove the top cover. (See "Removing and Replacing Server Covers and Bezel" on page 151.)
b. Press down on the UNLOCK lever to unlock the drive (Figure 6-22).
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When the server is running, the metal cover must be replaced within five minutes to
prevent components from overheating.
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