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Handling Hard Disk Drives
SCSI Drives
7.1
Handling Hard Disk Drives
Hard disk drives are highly sensitive electromagnetic devices and must be
handled with great care. It is extremely likely that an incorrect handling will lead
to a partially and/or total failure of the hard disk drives.
These failures will result in data errors and to loss of data or to total destruction
of the hard disk drive.
Please observe following rules, which will help to avoid the occurrence of this
type of problems:
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Store and transport hard disk units only within the limits stipulated in the
specification.
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When transporting hard disk units (even over short distances), always use
the original packaging (ESD labeling).
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Never expose a hard disk unit to a temperature shock. Avoid the formation
of condensation inside and on the outside of the hard disk drives.
The hard disk drives may be exposed only to defined temperature and
climatic conditions.
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Always put the hard disk unit down carefully, with its largest surface facing
downwards, to avoid the danger of tipping over.
7.2
Fitting/Removing Drive/Blank Insert
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CAUTION!
Under no circumstances should you remove a hard disk unit while the
system is in operation if you are not sure that the hard disk drive is
operated by a RAID controller and belongs to a disk array which is
operating in RAID level 1, 5, 10 or 50.
The drives must all be marked clearly so that they can be put back into
the original slots after an upgrade. If this is not taken into account,
existing data can be destroyed.
The hard disk drives which can be ordered for the PRIMERGY SX30 storage
subsystem are delivered pre-installed in the slide-in hard disk units. Only a
service technician may remove a hard disk drive from the hard disk unit.
