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Hot-swapping Hard Disk Drives
The server supports ten hot-swap drive carriers. Each carrier holds a standard one-inch high
hard drive (SCSI-2 or SCSI-3).
The procedures in this section describe how to determine drive status, remove a faulty drive, and
install a new drive. You can install or replace a hot-swap hard disk drive without powering down
the server.
CAUTION
To ensure proper airflow and server cooling, all drive bays must contain
either a carrier with a hard drive installed in it or a carrier with an air baffle
installed.
Determining Drive Status
The drive carriers contain light-pipes that allow dual-color LED indicators to show through the
bezel to display the hard disk drive status, as described in the following figure.
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A
B
Item Description
A Latch
B
Dual-color activity LED:
Amber flashing: Indicates the hard drive is active.
Amber and green alternating flashing: Indicates hard drive is powered on
and is rebuilding RAID, or it is powered on and has a fault condition.
Amber flashing: Indicates hard drive is not powered on and has a fault
condition.
Unlit: Indicates no hard drive is installed in that location, or a drive is
installed but has no current activity.
Figure 65. Hard Disk Drive Carrier
