Installing A Hard Disk Drive; Installing A Drive In A Ds3512 Or Exp3512 - IBM DS3500 Installation, User's, And Maintenance Manual

b. Pull the drive approximately 12 mm (0.5 in.) out of the bay and wait 70 seconds to allow the drive
to spin down and the storage subsystem controller to recognize that a drive is removed from the
configuration.
5. Make sure that there is proper identification (such as a label) on the drive; then, slide the drive
completely out of the bay. If the drive has failed, indicate that on the label.
6. Place the drive horizontally on a dry, static-free level surface.

Installing a hard disk drive

Except during the storage subsystem initial power-on, you can add drives while the storage subsystem is
turned on and running. To install hot-swap drives in the storage subsystem, complete the following steps.
Attention: After you remove a drive, wait 70 seconds to allow the drive to spin down before you
replace or reseat the drive. Failure to do so might cause unpredictable results.
Note: The drive comes with a tray already attached. Do not attempt to detach the drive from the tray.
1. Read the safety information that begins on page "Safety" on page xi and "Best practices guidelines"
on page 1-7.
2. Read the documentation that comes with the drive.
3. Remove the filler panel from the bay in which you will install the drive. Save the filler panel for later
use.
4. Unpack the new drive. Save all packing material in case you have to return the drive.
5. (DS3512 and EXP3512) Install the drive.
Figure 5-13. Installing a drive in a DS3512 or EXP3512
a. Press the latch on the end of the drive tray handle to release it, then pull out the tray handle to
the open position.
b. Slide the drive all the way into the empty bay until the drive stops.
c. Push the tray handle into the closed (latched) position.
6. (DS3524 and EXP3524) Install the drive.
Tray handle
Hard disk drive
Drive tray
Latch
Chapter 5. Replacing components
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