Installing A Hot-Swap Hard Disk Drive - IBM 88371RU Maintenance And Troubleshooting Manual

v Each hot-swap drive has a single-connector-attached (SCA) connector, which
v A simple swap disk drive does not have a backplane, and it does not have
v Before you install any type of hard disk drive, read the following information:
v If you are installing a hot-swap drive, continue with "Installing a hot-swap hard

Installing a hot-swap hard disk drive

If you are installing a 2.5-inch hot-swap drive, continue with "Installing a 2.5-inch
hot-swap hard disk drive." If you are installing a 3.5-inch hot-swap drive, go to
"Installing a 3.5-inch hot-swap hard disk drive" on page 28.
Installing a 2.5-inch hot-swap hard disk drive
Complete the following steps to install a 2.5-inch hot-swap SCSI hard disk drive:
1. Read Appendix B, "Safety information," on page 129 and "Installation guidelines"
2. Remove the filler panel from the drive bay.
Drive handle
Figure 18. 2.5-inch hot-swap hard disk drive installation
3. Place the drive handle in the open position and slide the drive into the bay.
4. Close the drive handle.
5. Make sure that the drive is correctly installed in the tray.
6. Check the hard disk drive status LED and activity LED to verify that the drive is
7. If you have other options to install or remove, do so now.
connects directly to the hot-swap SCSI backplane. The backplane attaches to
connector J-35 on the system board and controls the SCSI IDs for the hot-swap
drives.
indicator LEDs. Simple swap disk drives have a panel-mount connection at the
rear of the hard disk drive cage, which enables the simple swap disk drives to
easily connect to both the signal and power connections.
– Inspect the drive tray for signs of damage before inserting the hard disk drive.
– Read Appendix B, "Safety information," on page 129 and "Installation
guidelines" on page 15.
disk drive." If you are installing a simple-swap drive, go to "Installing a simple
swap hard disk drive" on page 28.
on page 15.
Note: To make sure there is adequate system cooling, do not operate the
server for more than 2 minutes without either a hard disk drive or a filler
panel installed in each bay.
Drive-tray assembly
Filler panel
operating correctly.
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