Hot-Swapping A Hard Drive - NEC EXPRESS5800/120Md Series User Manual

Hot-Swapping a Hard Drive

If you are swapping out a faulty hard drive, you can determine which drive to
remove by checking its Disk Drive Status LEDs. See "Status LED Indicator
Descriptions" in Chapter 1.
Note:
(steady amber light), you can remove the drive and swap in
a replacement at any time without needing to power down
the system. Drive manufacturer's caution against moving a
drive that is still spinning because of possible damage to the
drive. Also, when the Disk Error LED indicates that the hard
disk drive is being rebuilt (flashing amber light) do not
remove the drive.
1. Observe the safety and ESD precautions listed at the beginning of this
chapter.
2. If tower-based system, open the front door of the cabinet. See Opening the
Front Door of the Tower Cabinet in chapter 2.
3. Check all the hard disk drive status LEDs to confirm which faulty drive to
remove. Each drive has two status indicators located on its front handle. See
Table 1-2. Disk Drive Status LED Panel Indicators in Chapter 1.
Note:
still spinning when you remove it. Follow the next step
exactly when removing drives.
4. Grasp the handle of the hard disk's carrier and unlock the lever located at the
bottom of the carrier handle, see Figure 4-36. Pull the faulty drive out of the
bay far enough to disengage the drive connector from the backplane. Wait
30 seconds until the drive spins down, then remove the drive from the bay.
Note:
wrist strap.
5. Place the removed hard drive on an antistatic surface.
6. Remove the replacement drive from its protective wrapper and place it on an
antistatic surface. Record the drive model and serial numbers in the
equipment log. If a drive carrier was not shipped with the replacement drive,
use the carrier from the removed drive.
7. Place the removed hard drive in an antistatic wrapper.
8. Perform steps 7 through 14 of the previous subsection Installing a Hard
Disk Drive.
When the Disk Error LED indicates a drive fault
Depending on the drive fault, the drive may be
Observe static precautions. Use an antistatic
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