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If you are using the drives to create a RAID, follow these restrictions and guidelines:
•
For efficient use of storage, use drives that have the same capacity to build a RAID. If the drives
have different capacities, the lowest capacity is used across all drives in the RAID. A drive with
extra capacity cannot be used to build other RAIDs.
•
As a best practice, install drives that do not contain RAID information. If the installed drive
contains RAID information, you must clear the information before configuring RAIDs. For more
information, see the storage controller user guide for the server.
Prerequisites
Take the following ESD prevention measures:
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Wear antistatic clothing.
•
Wear an ESD wrist strap and make sure it makes good skin contact and is reliably grounded.
•
Do not wear any conductive objects, such as jewelry or watches.
When you replace a component, examine the slot and connector for damages. Make sure the pins
are not damaged (bent for example) and do not contain any foreign objects.
Identify the position of the drive to be replaced.
Identify the RAID array information for the drive to be replaced. To replace a drive in a
non-redundancy RAID array, back up data in the RAID array if the old drive is full or the new drive is
of a different model.
Installing an NVMe drive
1.
Remove the security bezel, if any. For more information, see "
Removing the intelligent security
."
2.
Install the drive into the drive carrier. Secure the four screws into the screw holes, and then
fasten the screws tightly in sequence.
3.
Install an NVMe drive.
If the operating system supports hot insertion of NVMe drives, see
NVMe Drives Online
Replacement User Guide
.
If the operating system does not support hot insertion of NVMe drives, proceed to the next
step.
4.
Power off the server. For more information, see "
."
5.
Push the drive into the drive slot, and close the locking lever on the drive panel.
6.
Install the security bezel, if any. For more information, see "
Installing the intelligent security
."
Verifying the installation
Use one of the following methods to verify that the drive has been installed correctly:
•
Verify the drive properties (including capacity) by using one of the following methods:
Log in to HDM. For more information, see
H3C Servers HDM online help
.
Access the BIOS. For more information, see the BIOS user guide for the server.
Access the CLI or GUI of the server.
•
Observe the drive LEDs to verify that the drive is operating correctly. For more information
about drive LEDs, see
Appendix A Specifications and Support Information
.