FortiMail-2000B hardware installation Installing the hard drives
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2 From the RAID management software, prepare the drive for removal. Wait until the
hard-drive indicators on the drive carrier signal that the drive can be removed safely.
See your SAS RAID controller documentation for information about hot-swap drive
removal.
If the drive has been online, the green activity/fault indicator will flash as the drive is
powered down. When the drive indicators are off, the drive is ready for removal.
3 Press the button on the front of the drive carrier and open the drive carrier release
handle to release the drive. See Figure 14.
4 Slide the hard drive out until it is free of the drive bay.
5 Insert a drive blank in the vacated drive bay. See “Installing a hard-drive blank” on
page 46.
6 If applicable, install the bezel. See “Installing the Bezel” on page 18.
Installing a hot-swap hard drive
1 If present, remove the front bezel. See “Installing the Bezel” on page 18.
2 If a drive blank is present in the bay, remove it. See “Removing a hard-drive blank” on
page 46.
Figure 14: Installing a hot-swap hard drive
3 Install the hot-swap hard drive.
• Press the button on the front of the drive carrier and open the handle.
• Insert the hard-drive carrier into the drive bay until the carrier contacts the
backplane.
• Close the handle to lock the drive in place.
4 If applicable, install the bezel. See “Installing the Bezel” on page 18.
Caution: When installing a hard drive, ensure that the adjacent drives are fully installed.
Inserting a hard-drive carrier and attempting to lock its handle next to a partially installed
carrier can damage the partially installed carrier's shield spring and make it unusable.
1 release button 2 hard drive carrier handle