Replacing A Disk Drive; I "Replacing A Disk Drive - Sun Microsystems StorEdge 3000 Series Installation Manual

2.1

Replacing a Disk Drive

To replace a disk drive, you first remove the defective disk drive and then install a
replacement drive. The drive module is hot-swappable. It is replaced while the RAID
product is powered on.
Drive handle
FIGURE 2-1
Caution – When you replace a disk drive, the disk drive must have the same
capacity or greater of the disk drive which is being replaced. You can mix capacity in
the same chassis, but not spindle speed (RPMs) on the same bus. For instance, you
can use 36 Gbyte and 73 Gbyte drives with no performance problems if both are 10K
RPM drives. Violating this configuration guideline leads to poor performance.
2-2 Sun StorEdge 3000 Family FRU Installation Guide • May 2004
Chassis notch
The Front View of a Drive Module Pulled Out of the Chassis
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Handle pin