Removing a drive
You can remove the SAS hard disk drive.
Perform the following procedure to remove the drive.
1. Back up the data from the drive to another storage device.
2. Read the Safety topic and the “Installation guidelines” on page 19.
3. Shut down the operating system, turn off the blade server, and remove the blade server from the
BladeCenter unit. See “Removing the blade server from a BladeCenter unit” on page 20.
4. Carefully lay the blade server on a flat, static-protective surface, with the cover side up.
5. Open and remove the blade server cover. See “Removing the blade server cover” on page 22.
6. Remove the drive:
a. Pull and hold the blue release lever 1 at the front of the drive tray.
b. Slide the drive forward 2 to disengage the connector.
c. Lift the drive 3 out of the drive tray.
Installing a drive
You can install a hard disk drive in drive tray.
Figure 7. Removing a drive
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