IBM eServer xSeries 235 Installation Manual page 42

You cannot install hot-swap drives in the removable-media or non-hot-swap drive
bays on the front side of the server, unless you install the 3-Pack Ultra320
Hot-Swap Expansion option. See the Option Installation Guide on the IBM xSeries
Documentation CD for instructions for installing this option.
Notes:
1. All hot-swap drives being used in the server should have the same throughput
2. To minimize the possibility of damage to the hard disk drives when you are
3. You do not have to turn off the server to install hot-swap drives in the hot-swap
4. You can install three additional hot-swap hard disk drives in the server after you
5. Some filler panels come with a slim filler.
6. The SCSI ID for each hot-swap hard disk drive is printed on the bezel.
The following illustration shows how to install a hot-swap hard disk drive.
Complete the following steps to install a drive in a hot-swap bay:
Attention:
than 10 minutes without either a drive or a filler panel installed for each bay.
1. Review the information in "Safety" on page v, "Installation guidelines" on
2. Remove the filler panel from one of the empty hot-swap bays.
3. Install the hard disk drive in the hot-swap bay:
Notes:
1. When you turn on the server, you can check the hard disk drive status LEDs to
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speed rating; mixing speed ratings might cause all drives to operate at the lower
throughput speed.
installing them in a rack configuration, install the server in the rack before
installing the hard disk drives.
drive bays. However, you must turn off the server when performing any steps
that involve installing or removing cables.
install the 3-Pack Ultra320 Hot-Swap Expansion option. These drives are in the
optional hard disk drive cage.
To maintain proper system cooling, do not operate the server for more
page 11, and "Handling static-sensitive devices" on page 12.
a. Ensure that the tray handle is open (that is, perpendicular to the drive).
b. Align the drive assembly with the guide rails in the bay.
c. Gently push the drive assembly into the bay until the drive stops.
d. Push the tray handle to the closed (locked) position.
verify that the hard disk drives are operating properly.
Slim
filler panel
Hard disk drive
Drive tray
Drive tray handle
(in open position)