Removing A Hot-Swap Storage Drive - IBM HS12 - BladeCenter - 8028 Service Manual

6. Touch the static-protective package that contains the storage drive to any
unpainted metal surface on the BladeCenter unit or any unpainted metal surface
on any other grounded rack component; then, remove the storage drive from
the package.
7. Open the release lever on the storage drive and slide the drive into the
storage bay until it is firmly seated in the connector.
Attention: Do not press on the top of the drive. Pressing on the top might
damage the drive.
8. Lock the storage drive into place by making sure that the storage drive release
lever is secure.
9. Install the expansion unit, if you removed one from the blade server to
remove the bezel (see "Installing an optional expansion unit" on page 38).
10. Install the cover onto the blade server (see "Installing the blade server cover"
on page 36).
11. Install the blade server into the BladeCenter unit (see "Installing the blade
server in a BladeCenter unit" on page 34.

Removing a hot-swap storage drive

Use this information to remove a hot-swap storage drive.
The blade server (machine type 8028) has two storage bays for installing or
removing hot-swap storage devices, such as SAS storage drives.
Note:
1. The following illustration shows how to remove a hot-swap hard disk drive
from a blade server.
2. The illustrations in this document might differ slightly from your hardware.
To remove a hot-swap hard disk drive, complete the following steps.
1. Before you begin, read "Safety" on page v and "Installation guidelines" on
page 31.
2. Press the arrow on the storage drive release handle to release the hard disk
drive and use the release handle to pull the drive away from the storage bay.
3. If you are instructed to return the hard disk drive, follow all packaging
instructions, and use any packaging materials for shipping that are supplied to
you.
Hot-swap storage bay 1
Hot-swap storage bay 0
Hot-swap
storage drive
Chapter 5. Removing and replacing blade server components
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drive filler
Storage drive
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