Removing A Hard Disk Drive; Removing A 3.5-Inch Hot-Swap Hard Disk Drive - IBM 6385 User Manual

Removing a hard disk drive

The dx340 server configurations support installation of three hard disk drive types.
The following sections describe removing each type of hard disk drive.

Removing a 3.5-inch hot-swap hard disk drive

Note: The following illustration shows how to remove a 3.5-inch hot-swap hard disk
drive from a 3U chassis.
Note: You do not have to turn off the server to remove a hot-swap drive.
To remove a hot-swap hard disk drive, complete the following steps:
1. Read the safety information that begins on page v and "Installation guidelines"
2. Rotate the drive tray handle to the open position.
3. Grasp the handle; then, pull the drive out of the drive bay.
4. Store the drive for later use.
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3U chassis
on page 23.
Note: A hard disk drive or filler panel must always be installed in each drive
bay when the server is turned on.
Note: If you install or remove a hard disk drive, see the documentation that
comes with your RAID adapter for information about reconfiguring the disk
arrays.