Preliminary Steps; Removing A 3.5-Inch Hdd Module - Fujitsu PRIMERGY RX300 S7 Upgrade And Maintenance Manual

7.2.3.2

Preliminary steps

Perform the following procedures:
Ê Ensure that the HDD module to be removed is not combined into a RAID
array. If the drive is part of a RAID array, you first need to delete the array
using ServerView RAID Manager.
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CAUTION!
All data on all HDDs in the array will be lost! Be sure to back up your
data before deleting a RAID array.
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For further information, please refer to the "ServerView Suite RAID
Management" user guide, available online at
http://manuals.ts.fujitsu.com.
"Opening the rack door" on page 64
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7.2.3.3

Removing a 3.5-inch HDD module

Figure 46: Removing a 3.5-inch HDD module
Ê While pressing down on the locking button (1) fold up the lever (2).
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Thereby, the HDD module is pushed out of its drive bay by about 1 cm
and disconnected from the SAS / SATA backplane.
Ê Wait about 30 seconds to allow the hard disk drive to spin down.
Ê Pull the HDD module completely out of its bay.
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