Figure 21. Removing a hot-swappable drive
Next step
1
Replace the drive or install a drive blank
.
Installing the hot-swappable drive
Prerequisites
CAUTION:
Before removing or installing a drive while the system is running, see the documentation for the storage controller
card to ensure that the host adapter is configured correctly to support drive removal and insertion.
CAUTION:
Combining SAS and SATA drives in the same RAID volume is not supported.
CAUTION:
When installing a drive, ensure that the adjacent drives are fully installed. Inserting a drive carrier and attempting to
lock its handle next to a partially installed carrier can damage the partially installed carrier's shield spring and make it unusable.
CAUTION:
To prevent data loss, ensure that your operating system supports hot-swap drive installation. See the documentation
supplied with your operating system.
CAUTION:
When a replacement hot swappable drive is installed and the system is powered on, the drive automatically begins to
rebuild. Ensure that the replacement drive is blank or contains data that you wish to overwrite. Any data on the replacement
drive is immediately lost after the drive is installed.
NOTE:
Ensure that the drive release handle of the drive carrier is in the open position before inserting the carrier into the slot.
1
Follow the safety guidelines listed in
2
.
3
.
Steps
1
Press the release button on the front of the drive carrier to open the release handle.
2
Slide the drive into the drive slot.
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