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Install and secure a drive
Install and secure a drive
Before you begin
You have completed these tasks:
• Obtained an unsecured replacement drive of the same type, speed, and capacity of the drive you are
removing. You cannot replace a secured drive with a drive that does not support encryption or a drive
that is currently secured by a different controller. If the drive is currently secured, you must erase the
drive to delete its security attributes. See
Erase a drive that supports encryption
on page 40.
• Read the guidelines for maintaining disk drives. See
Drive maintenance guidelines
on page 52.
• Read the guidelines for protecting hardware from electrostatic discharge. See
About electrostatic
discharge
on page 17.
• Removed the failed drive. See
Remove a secured drive
on page 54.
Procedure
1.
Carefully remove the replacement drive from its packaging.
2.
Hold the drive by the edge of the plastic drive carrier and press the release button to release the drive
handle.
3.
Rotate the handle outwards.
4.
Orient the drive properly.
5.
Grasp the edge of the plastic drive carrier and slowly insert the drive into the slot, stopping when you
feel resistance.
6.
Simultaneously rotate the handle upward and press the drive completely into the slot.
NOTE:
The RAID set begins rebuilding to configure the new drive and to ecrypt it with the existing
Security Key.
7.
Examine the LEDs on the drive and event messages to ensure the drive is operational.
