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3.3 Installing Hot-Swappable Optional NVMe Drives
The SC946S storage chassis supports the option for six 2.5" hot-swappable NVMe drives in
tool less hard drive carriers, which are mounted in a fixed NVMe drive cage. The NVMe drive
cage must be installed prior to removing the drives. Once installed, the drive cage permits
the NVMe drives and their carriers to be removed without powering down the system.
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Figure 3-3. Installing the NVMe Drive Cage
Installing the NVMe Drive Cage
Installing NVMe Drive Cage
1. Power down the system as described in Section 3.1 and open the storage chassis cover
as described in Section 3-2.
2. Place the NVMe drive cage into the storage chassis as illustrated above.
3. Press the NVMe drive cage into the storage chassis until it clicks into the locked
position.
Installing NVMe Drive Carriers into the NVMe Drive Cage
NVMe drives are hot-swappable and once the NVMe drive cage has been installed as
described in the beginning of this section, the NVMe drives can be added to or removed from
the NVMe cage without powering down the system.