Hard Drives; Removing A Hot Swappable Hard Drive Or Ssd - Dell PowerEdge T630 Owner's Manual

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Hard drives

Your system supports entry hard drives and enterprise-class hard drives. Entry hard drives are designed
for 5x8 operating environment with less workload rating to drives and enterprise-class drives are
designed for 24x7 operating environment. Selecting the correct drive class will enable the critical areas of
quality, functionality, performance, and reliability to be optimized for the target implementation.
NOTE: Do not mix enterprise-class hard drives with entry hard drives.
Choosing the right drive type depends on the usage pattern. Improper use of entry hard drives (workload
rating exceeds 55TB/year) will lead to significant risk and increase the drives failure rate.
For more information on these hard drives, see the 512e and 4Kn Disk Formats whitepaper and 4K Sector
HDD FAQ document at Dell.com/poweredgemanuals.
All hard drives are connected to the system board through the hard drive backplane. Hard drives are
supplied in hot-swappable hard drive carriers that fit in the hard drive slots.
CAUTION: Before attempting to remove or install a hard drive while the system is running, see the
documentation for the storage controller card to ensure that the host adapter is configured
correctly to support hot-swap hard drive removal and insertion.
CAUTION: Do not turn off or restart your system while the hard drive is being formatted. Doing so
can cause a hard drive failure.
Use only hard drives that have been tested and approved for use with the hard drive backplane.
When you format a hard drive, allow enough time for the formatting to be complete. Be aware that high-
capacity hard drives can take a long time to format.

Removing a hot swappable hard drive or SSD

Prerequisites
CAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician. You should only
perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as
directed by the online or telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that is
not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions
that came with the product.
1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions section.
2. Follow the procedure listed in the Before working inside your system section.
3. If applicable, remove the bezel.
4. Using the management software, prepare the hard drive for removal. If the hard drive is online, the
green activity or fault indicator flashes while the drive is turning off. When the hard drive indicators
are off, the hard drive is ready for removal.
For more information, see the documentation for the storage controller.
CAUTION: To prevent data loss, ensure that your operating system supports hot-swap drive
installation. See the documentation supplied with your operating system.
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