Installing A Hot-Swap Hard Disk Drive - IBM 8676 - Eserver xSeries 335 Installation Manual

v Non-hot-swap disk drives have a jumper block on the rear. Install a jumper in the
v If you install only one hard disk drive, for faster startup, install it in the primary
v If you are installing a hot-swap drive, continue with "Installing a hot-swap hard

Installing a hot-swap hard disk drive

Before you install a hot-swap hard disk drive, review the following information:
v Inspect the drive tray for any signs of damage.
v Ensure that the drive is installed in the tray correctly.
v If your server has an optional RAID adapter installed, see the documentation
Complete the following steps to install a hot-swap SCSI hard disk drive:
1. Review the safety information beginning on page v, and "Installation guidelines"
2. Remove the filler panel from the appropriate drive bay.
3. Install the new hard disk drive in the drive bay:
4. Check the hard disk drive status LED and activity LED to verify that the drive is
5. If you have other options to install, install them now. Otherwise, go to
cable-selection position of the jumper block. For details, see the notes under step
4 on page 14, and the documentation that comes with the drive.
boot device bay. For hot-swap SCSI drives, the drive in bay 1 is the primary boot
device. For IDE drives, the drive in bay 2 is the primary boot device.
disk drive". If you are installing a non-hot-swap drive, go to "Installing a
non-hot-swap hard disk drive" on page 14.
provided with the adapter for information about installing a hard disk drive.
Drive bay 1
on page 7.
Note: To ensure adequate system cooling, do not operate the server for more
than two minutes without either a hard disk drive or a filler panel installed
in each bay.
operating correctly.
"Completing the installation" on page 21.
Drive bay 2
Filler panel
Hard disk drive
Drive tray
Drive tray handle
(in open position)
Chapter 2. Installing options
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