Chapter 5: Drive maintenance
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• Obtained a replacement drive of the same type, speed, and capacity of the drive you are removing.
• Read the guidelines for maintaining disk drives.
• Read the guidelines for protecting components from electrostatic discharge (ESD).
Procedure overview
You remove a solid state drive (SSD) that has failed, or is failing, to replace it with a new drive. Replace a problem
drive as soon as possible.
• Do not leave a drive slot empty. Do not remove a failed drive unless you have a replacement drive or blank
carrier ready to install.
• If the server (host) is in a federation, using incompatible drives might cause your federation to function
incorrectly. Also, performance might be degraded while a drive is defective or missing.
Procedure
1.
Examine the drive LEDs to identify the failed drive.
2.
Press the red release latch at the bottom of the drive to release the drive handle.
3.
Pull the handle outward to disengage the drive from the slot.
4.
Grasp the edge of the plastic drive carrier and then slowly remove the drive from the slot.
5.
Place the drive on a surface that is protected from electrostatic discharge.
6.
Install the replacement drive or a drive filler.
Install a drive
Before you begin
You have completed these tasks:
• Removed the failed drive from the server.
• Obtained a replacement drive of the same type, speed, and capacity of the drive you are removing.
• Read the guidelines for maintaining disk drives.
• Read the guidelines for protecting components from electrostatic discharge.
• Verified that no backup operations are running.
Procedure overview
You install a drive to replace a failed, or failing, solid state drive (SSD). The replacement drive must be of the
same type, speed, and capacity of the drive you are replacing. You can also install a filler panel, since the drive
bay cannot be empty after the failed drive is removed.
• Do not leave a drive slot empty. Do not remove a failed drive unless you have a replacement drive or blank
carrier ready to install.
• If the server (host) is in a federation, using incompatible drives might cause your federation to function
incorrectly. Also, performance might be degraded while a drive is defective or missing.
Procedure
1.
Carefully remove the replacement drive, or filler panel, from its packaging.
