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Remove a Rear Storage Drive
86 Oracle Server X5-2L Service Manual • May 2015
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“Storage Drives Hot-Plug Conditions” on page 72
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“Storage Drive Failure and RAID” on page 72
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“Remove an HDD or SSD Storage Drive” on page 73
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“Install an HDD or SSD Storage Drive” on page 78
Removing and Replacing a Rear Storage Drive
The following sections describe how to remove and replace a rear storage drive.
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“Remove a Rear Storage Drive” on page 86
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“Install a Rear Storage Drive” on page 88
Remove a Rear Storage Drive
Note -
Rear storage drives are supported in the twelve 3.5-inch storage drive and twenty-four
2.5-inch storage drive configurations only. Rear storage drives are not supported in the eight
2.5-inch storage drive configuration.
1. Prepare the system for the drive removal.
Refer to “Take Antistatic Measures” on page 64 .
2.
Identify the rear storage drive you want to remove.
For specific storage drive locations, see “Rear Panel Components and Cable
Connections” on page 18 . For information on storage drive status indicators (LEDs), refer to
“Storage and Boot Drive Indicators” on page 32 .
3. Type the operating system commands required to stop the server from using the
drive.
The exact commands required depend on the configuration of your drives. Unmount file
systems, or issue RAID commands as needed.
Note - The blue OK to Remove status indicator LED on the drive may or may not light, as
support for this varies depending on the operating system in use.
4. Remove the rear storage drive.
a. On the storage drive that you want to remove, push the drive release button
to open the latch [1].