Installing Hot-Swap Hard Disk Drives - IBM System Storage EXP2512 Express Storage Enclosure Installation, User's, And Maintenance Manual

Installing hot-swap hard disk drives

The EXP2512 supports up to 12 IBM SAS or nearline SAS hard disk drives. The
EXP2524 supports up to 24 IBM SAS, nearline SAS, and Solid State hard disk
drives.
Each drive comes preinstalled in a drive tray, ready for installation in the EXP2500.
(Do not detach the drive from the tray.) Be sure to record the location information
for each drive in Table 2 on page 2.
The EXP2500 comes with filler panels in the drive bays. Before you install a new
hard disk drive, remove the filler panel and save it for future use. Each of the drive
bays must contain either a filler panel or a hard disk drive.
To install a hard disk drive in the EXP2500, complete the following steps. You can
install drives while the EXP2500 is turned on.
1. Read the instructions that come with the hard disk drive.
2. Read the safety information that begins on page iii and "Installation guidelines"
3. Remove the filler panel from the bay into which you want to install the hard disk
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drive:
a. Insert a finger into the square hole on the left side of the filler panel to grip
and pull the filler panel out of the drive bay.
b. Save the filler panel for future use.