Installing Hard Drives - Cisco UCS C200 Installation And Service Manual

Chapter 3 Maintaining the Server
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Installing Hard Drives

The qualified and supported part numbers for this component are subject to change over time. For the most
up-to-date list of replaceable components, see the following URL and navigate to the page for your server
model and generation:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/ps10265/ps10493/c-series_part_numbers.html
You can mix SAS and SATA drives in the same server.
Tip
You do not have to shut down or power off the server to replace hard drives because they are hot
Tip
pluggable.
If you need to make changes to your RAID configuration after installing a hard drive, use the LSI
Note
configuration utility for your mass storage device. See
more information.
Note If your server uses an LSI MegaRAID card for mass storage control, you might hear beeps coming from
the card when you make changes to the drive array. See the
on page 3-32
To replace or install a hot-pluggable hard drive, follow these steps:
Remove the hard drive that you are replacing or remove a blank panel from an empty bay (see
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Press the release button to expose the ejector lever.
Pull the ejector lever toward you, and then pull the hard drive sled from the drive bay.
If you are replacing an existing hard drive, remove the hard drive from the sled by removing the four
screws from the bottom of the sled.
Place the hard drive in the sled with the connectors facing the rear.
Install the four securing screws on the bottom of the sled.
With the ejector lever still open, push the sled into the drive bay until you feel the drive stop against
the backplane.
Press the ejector lever flat until the lock clicks into place.
Installing or Replacing Components
RAID Controller Considerations, page C-1
"LSI MegaRAID Card Beep Codes" section
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