5. If you are instructed to return the hot-swap drive, follow all packaging
instructions, and use any packaging materials for shipping that are supplied to
you.
Installing a hot-swap hard disk drive
Locate the documentation that comes with the hard disk drive and follow those
instructions in addition to the instructions in this section.
For information about the type of hard disk drive that the server supports and other
information that you must consider when installing a hard disk drive, see the
Installation and User’s Guide on the IBM Documentation CD.
Important: Do not install a SCSI hard disk drive in this server.
Latch
Handle
Filler panel handle
To install a drive in a hot-swap bay, complete the following steps.
Attention: To maintain proper system cooling, do not operate the server for more
than 10 minutes without either a drive or a filler panel installed in each bay.
1. Orient the drive as shown in the illustration.
2. Make sure that the tray handle is open.
3. Align the drive assembly with the guide rails in the bay.
4. Gently push the drive assembly into the bay until the drive stops.
5. Push the tray handle to the closed (locked) position.
6. If the system is turned on, check the hard disk drive status LED to verify that
the hard disk drive is operating correctly.
Note: If the server is configured for RAID operation using a ServeRAID
adapter, you might have to reconfigure your disk arrays after you install hard
disk drives. See the ServeRAID adapter documentation for additional
information about RAID operation and complete instructions for using the
ServeRAID adapter.
After you replace a failed hard disk drive, the green activity LED flashes as the disk
spins up. The yellow LED turns off after approximately 1 minute. If the new drive
starts to rebuild, the yellow LED flashes slowly, and the green activity LED remains
lit during the rebuild process. If the yellow LED remains lit, see “Hard disk drive
problems” on page 104.
Note: You might have to reconfigure the disk arrays after you install hard disk
drives. See the RAID documentation on the IBM ServeRAID Support CD for
information about RAID controllers.
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