Installing A Drive Blank; Removing A Hot-Plug Hard Drive; Installing A Hot-Plug Hard Drive - Dell PowerVault 500 Owner's Manual

3. Pull the ends of the blank outward until the blank is free.

Installing a Drive Blank

The drive blank is keyed to ensure correct insertion into the drive bay. To install a 3.5-inch drive blank, insert and rotate in the keyed side of the blank into the
drive bay and press evenly on the other end of the blank until it is fully inserted and latched.

Removing a Hot-Plug Hard Drive

1. Remove the front bezel, if attached. See
2. From the RAID management software, prepare the drive for removal and wait until the hard-drive indicators on the drive carrier signal that the drive can
be removed safely. See your SAS RAID controller documentation for information about hot-plug drive removal.
If the drive has been online, the green activity/fault indicator will flash as the drive is powered down. When both drive indicators are off, the drive is
ready for removal.
3. Open the drive carrier release handle to release the drive. See Figure 3-4.
4. Slide the hard drive out until it is free of the drive bay.
5. If you do not replace the hard drive, insert a drive blank in the vacated drive bay. See
NOTICE: To maintain proper system cooling, all empty hard-drive bays must have drive blanks installed.

Installing a Hot-Plug Hard Drive

NOTICE: When installing a hard drive, ensure that the adjacent drives are fully installed. Inserting a hard-drive carrier and attempting to lock its handle
next to a partially installed carrier can damage the partially installed carrier's shield spring and make it unusable.
NOTICE: Not all operating systems support hot-plug drive installation. See the documentation supplied with your operating system.
1. Remove the front bezel, if attached. See
2. If a drive blank is present in the bay, remove it. See
3. Install the hot-plug hard drive.
a. Open the handle on the hard-drive carrier.
Figure 3-4. Installing a Hot-Plug Hard Drive
1 hard drive
3 drive carrier release handle
b. Insert the hard-drive carrier into the drive bay until the carrier contacts the backplane.
c. Close the handle to lock the drive in place.
Removing the Front Bezel.
Removing the Front Bezel.
Removing a Drive Blank.
2 drive carrier
Installing a Drive Blank.