Figure 6-1 Locations of SAS/SATA hard disks and NVMe SSDs
NOTE
To ensure optimal access performance, install NVMe SSDs in sequence from slots 2, 5, 3, 6, 4, to 7.
Step 2 Take a spare hard disk out of its ESD bag.
Step 3 Raise the ejector lever completely and insert the hard disk into the slot. See (1) in Figure 6-2.
Figure 6-2 Installing a hard disk
Step 4 Lower the ejector lever until it is latched. See (2) in Figure 6-2.
Step 5 Configure the hard disk based on the actual situation. The following is only for reference:
l If the original hard disk is not in the RAID array, the new hard disk becomes idle. You
are advised to set the new hard disk as a global or dedicated hot spare disk. The
procedure ends.
l If the original RAID array (for example, RAID 0) does not support redundancy,
reconfigure RAID. The procedure ends.
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