Installing Simple-Swap Hard Disk Drives - Lenovo System x3550 M4 Installation And Service Manual

Figure 26. Hot-swap hard disk drives installation
c. Gently push the drive 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 yellow hard disk drive status LED of 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.
If you have other devices to install or remove, do so now. Otherwise, go to "Completing the installation"
on page 89.

Installing simple-swap hard disk drives

Use this information to install simple-swap hard disk drives.
You must turn off the server before installing simple-swap drives in the server. Before you install a
simple-swap SATA hard disk drive, read the following information. For a list of supported hard disk drives,
see http://www.lenovo.com/us/en/ serverproven/.
• Locate the documentation that comes with the hard disk drive and follow those instructions in addition to
the instructions in this chapter.
• 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 SATA device, be sure to set the SATA ID for that device.
• You can install up to three 3.5-inch simple-swap SATA hard disk drives in the server. Do not install
hot-swap drives into a simple-swap server model, it is not supported.
• You can install one 2.5-inch simple-swap SATA hard disk drives in bay 0 in the server. Do not install
hot-swap drives into a simple-swap server model, it is not supported.
• The simple-swap server models are available only in non-RAID configurations.
• 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.
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