Installing A Hot-Swap Hard Disk Drive - Lenovo ThinkServer TD200 Installation And User Manual

Installing a hot-swap hard disk drive

The following notes describe the types of hard disk drives that the server supports
and other information that you must consider when you install a hard disk drive:
v The server supports up to sixteen 2.5-inch, SAS/SATA hot-swap hard disk drives
v The hot-swap bays are arranged horizontally in the standard hard disk drive
v For a list of supported optional devices for the server, see http://www.lenovo.com/
v Inspect the drive tray for signs of damage.
v Make sure that the drive is correctly installed in the tray.
v See the documentation for the ServeRAID-MR10i, ServeRAID-MR10is, and
v All hot-swap drives in the server must have the same throughput speed rating;
v To minimize the possibility of damage to the hard disk drives when you are
v You do not have to turn off the server to install hot-swap drives in the hot-swap
v The drive ID for each hot-swap hard disk drive is printed on the bezel.
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in the standard hot-swap bays.
cage; the bay numbers are 4 through 11 (right to left) on models with eight hard
disk drives and 12 through 19 (right to left) on servers with 16 hard disk drives.
thinkserver and click the Options tab.
ServeRAID-BR10i SAS/SATA controllers for instructions for installing a hard disk
drive.
using drives with different speed ratings might cause all drives to operate at the
throughput of the slowest drive.
installing them in a rack configuration, install the server in the rack before you
install the hard disk drives.
drive bays. However, you must turn off the server when you perform any steps
that involve installing or removing cables.
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Filler panel
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Hard disk drive assembly
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Release latch