Installing Hot-Plug Scsi Hard Drives - HP ProLiant BL40p Setup And Installation Manual

Installing Hot-Plug SCSI Hard Drives

To install hot-plug SCSI hard drives:
1. Remove the existing hard drive blank or SCSI hard drive from the bay:
— If a hard drive blank is installed in the bay, refer to "Removing Hard Drive
Blanks" in this chapter.
— If a SCSI hard drive is already installed in the bay, refer to "Removing
Hot-Plug SCSI Hard Drives" in this chapter.
2. Insert the hot-plug SCSI hard drive (1). Be sure the drive seats firmly into the
connector on the SCSI backplane.
3. Close the ejector lever (2).
Figure 1-23: Installing a hot-plug SCSI hard drive
4. If you replaced a hard drive, restore the server blade data from the backup.
5. Use the hot-plug SCSI hard drive LEDs to identify the status of the installed
drive. For more information about these LEDs, refer to the "Hot-Plug SCSI Hard
Drive LEDs" section in Appendix E, "LEDs and Switches."
6. Resume normal server blade operations.
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