Supermicro SC836B JBOD Series User Manual page 45

Chapter 4: Chassis Setup and Maintenance
Installing Hard Drives
Caution: Except for short periods of time (swapping hard drives), do not operate
the server with the hard drive bays empty.
Note: Your operating system must have RAID support to enable the hot-swap
capability of the drives.
Dummy Drive
Drive Carrier
Figure 4-8. Dummy Drive in a Drive Carrier
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Figure 4-9. Removing the Dummy Drive from the Carrier
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