Install A Hot-Swap Drive - Lenovo thinksystem SR630 Maintenance Manual

Figure 47. Hot-swap drive removal
After removing a hot-swap drive:
1. Install the drive filler or a new drive to cover the drive bay. See "Install a hot-swap drive" on page 66.
2. If you are instructed to return the old hot-swap drive, follow all packaging instructions and use any
packaging materials that are provided.

Install a hot-swap drive

Use this information to install a hot-swap drive.
The following notes describe the type of drives that your server supports and other information that you must
consider when you install a drive.
• Depending on your server models, your server supports the following types of drives:
– SAS/SATA HDD
– SAS/SATA SSD
– NVMe SSD
For a list of supported drives, see:
http://www.lenovo.com/serverproven/
• The drive bays are numbered to indicate the installation order (starting from number "0"). Follow the
installation order when you install a drive. See "Front view" on page 13.
• You can mix drives of different types and different capacities in one system, but not in one RAID array.
The following order is recommended when installing the drives:
– Drive type priority: NVMe SSD, SAS SSD, SATA SSD, SAS HDD, SATA HDD
– Drive capacity priority: the lowest capacity first
• For server models with ten 2.5-inch drive bays in the front, NVMe drives are supported in drive bays 6–9.
• The drives in a single RAID array must be the same type, same size, and same capacity.
Before installing a hot-swap drive:
1. Remove the drive filler from the drive bay. Keep the drive filler in a safe place.
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