Removing and replacing Tier 1 CRUs
Replacement of Tier 1 CRUs is your responsibility. If IBM installs a Tier 1 CRU at
your request, you will be charged for the installation.
The illustrations in this document might differ slightly from your hardware.
SCSI hard disk drive
To remove a SCSI hard disk drive, complete the following steps:
Hard drive
release lever
1. Read the safety information that begins on page v and "Installation guidelines"
2. Shut down the operating system, turn off the blade server, and remove the
3. Carefully lay the blade server on a flat, non-conductive surface.
4. Remove the blade server cover (see "Operating the blade server cover" on
5. Locate the hard disk drive to be removed (SCSI ID 0 or SCSI ID 1).
6. While pulling the blue release lever at the front of the hard disk drive tray, slide
SCSI ID 1
SCSI ID 0
Hard drive
release lever
on page 59.
blade server from the BladeCenter unit. See "Removing and installing the blade
server in a BladeCenter unit" on page 61 for instructions.
page 64 for instructions).
the drive out of the SCSI connector and disengage it from the drive tray.
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