Installing drives
Prerequisites
CAUTION:
When installing the drives, it is extremely important to put each drive back into its correct slot. If you
do not put the drives back in the correct slots, the appliance may not function properly.
Slots are numbered 0-23 in the two drive bays, and there is an imprint at the bottom of each bay denoting the
slot number, as shown in the following image.
You should populate the drives in a bottom to top order to avoid the metal stops from bending in the drive cage
in the drive bays.
To install the middle drives in drive bay 2, you must
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If your system contains drive blanks, follow the procedure to
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About this task
Steps
1. Press the release button on the front of the drive carrier to open the release handle.
2. Insert and slide the drive carrier into the drive slot.
3. Close the drive carrier release handle until it clicks in place.
Figure 21. Installing a drive
Install the DM5500 in the rack
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