IBM 8874 - eServer xSeries MXE 460, Installation Manual

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Installing a hot-swap hard disk drive
The following illustration shows how to install a hot-swap hard disk drive.
Filler panel
Drive-tray assembly
Drive handle
(in open position)
Attention: Static electricity that is released to internal server components when
the server is powered-on might cause the server to halt, which could result in the
loss of data. To avoid this potential problem, always use an electrostatic-discharge
wrist strap or other grounding system when working inside the server with the
power on.
Complete the following steps to install a hot-swap hard disk drive:
1. Read the safety information that begins on page v and “Installation guidelines”
on page 7.
2. Remove the filler panel from one of the empty hot-swap bays.
3. Make sure that the tray handle is open; then, install the hard disk drive into the
hot-swap bay.
Notes:
1. When you turn on the server, check the hard disk drive status LEDs to make
sure that the hard disk drive is operating correctly.
If the amber hard disk drive status LED for a drive is lit continuously, that drive
is faulty and must be replaced. If the green hard disk drive activity LED is
flashing, the drive is being accessed.
2. If the server will be configured for RAID operation using an optional ServeRAID
controller, you must configure the disk arrays before installing the operating
system. See the ServeRAID
™
documentation on the IBM ServeRAID Support
CD for additional information about RAID operation and complete instructions
for using ServeRAID Manager.
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