Removing A Scsi Hard Drive; Configuring The Boot Drive - Dell PowerEdge 1855 Installation And Troubleshooting Manual

Installing a Hard Drive
NOTICE: When a replacement hot-pluggable hard drive is installed and the server module is powered on, the hard drive automatically begins to rebuild.
Make absolutely sure that the replacement hard drive is blank or contains data that you wish to have over-written. Any data on the replacement hard
drive is immediately lost after the hard drive is installed.
NOTICE: When installing a hard drive, ensure that the adjacent drive is 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. Open the hard-drive carrier handle. See Figure 6-21.
Figure 6-21. Installing a SCSI Hard Drive
NOTICE: Do not insert a hard-drive carrier and attempt to lock its handle next to a partially installed carrier. Doing so can damage the partially installed
carrier's shield spring and make it unusable. Ensure that the adjacent drive carrier is fully installed.
2. Insert the hard-drive carrier into the drive bay.
3. Close the hard-drive carrier handle to lock it in place.
4. If the hard drive is new, run the SCSI controllers test in system diagnostics.

Removing a SCSI Hard Drive

NOTICE: Not all operating systems support hot-plug drive installation. See the documentation supplied with your operating system.
1. Take the hard drive offline and wait until the SCSI hard-drive indicator codes on the drive carrier signal that the drive may be removed safely. See
Figure 2-4.
When all indicators are off, the drive is ready for removal.
See your operating system documentation for more information on taking the hard drive offline.
2. Open the hard-drive carrier handle to release the drive. See Figure 6-21.
3. Slide the hard drive out until it is free of the drive bay.
If you are permanently removing the hard drive, install a blank insert.
Shutdown Procedure for Servicing a Hard Drive
NOTE: This section applies only to situations where the server module must be powered down to service a hard drive. In many situations, the hard
drive can be serviced while the server module powered on.
If you need to power off the server module to service a hard drive, wait 30 seconds after the server module's power indicator turns off before removing the
hard drive. Otherwise, the hard drive may not be recognized by the PERC 4/IM after the hard drive is reinstalled and the server module is powered on again.

Configuring the Boot Drive