Intel SBXD132 - Server Compute Blade, Installation And User Manual

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50 Intel® Server Compute Blade SBXD132 Installation and User’s Guide
Installing a Hot-swap SAS Hard Disk Drive
After you have installed the expansion unit on the blade server, you can install up to three
hot-swap SAS hard disk drives in the expansion unit.
Note: You do not have to turn off the blade server to install or remove hot-swap hard disk drives
from the expansion unit.
The following illustration shows how to install a hot-swap SAS hard disk drive.
Complete the following steps to install a hot-swap SAS hard disk drive in the expansion
unit.
Caution: To maintain proper system cooling, do not operate the SBCE unit for more than 1 minute
without either a hard disk drive or a drive filler installed in each hard disk drive bay.
1. Read the Safety information beginning on page vii and “Installation Guidelines” on
page 39 .
2. Select the hot-swap bay in which you want to install the hard disk drive.
3. Firmly grasp the drive filler that is in the bay and pull it out of the expansion unit.
4. If you are installing a new hard disk drive, touch the static-protective package that
contains the drive to any unpainted metal surface on the SBCE unit or any unpainted
metal surface on any other grounded rack component; then, remove the drive from the
package.
5. Make sure that the drive handle is in the open position (perpendicular to the drive).
6. Align the hard disk drive with the guide rails in the bay.
7. Gently push the hard disk drive into the bay until the drive stops.
8. Push the drive handle to the closed (locked) position.
Hard disk drive
activity LED
Hard disk drive
status LED
Drive
filler
Drive handle
(open)
Expansion unit
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