3.
Gently slide the hot-pluggable hard drive out of the server (3).
Figure 6-13 Removing a Hot-Pluggable Hard Drive
NOTE:
For cooling purposes, always leave hard drive fillers in empty drive slots.
Replacing a SAS Hard Drive
To install a SAS hard drive, follow these steps:
NOTE:
Load the SAS hard drives in order, starting with number 8, working from right to left.
1.
Remove the SAS hard drive filler if required. See
“Removing a Hard Drive Filler” (page 155)
.
NOTE:
Save the SAS hard drive filler for future use. For cooling purposes, always place
hard drive fillers in empty drive slots.
2.
Insert the SAS hard drive into the slot guides, and slide the drive into the slot until it seats
into the socket on the disk backplane (1). See
Figure 6-14 (page 157)
for installation procedures.
3.
Close the drive-ejector handle by pushing it down until it clicks into place (2).
Figure 6-14 Replacing a SAS Hard Drive
Removing and Replacing a Hot-Pluggable SAS Hard Drive
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