Lenovo System x3550 M4 - Installing Hot-Swap Hard Disk Drives

2.5-inchsimple-swapharddiskdriveIDs
Thesimple-swap-driveIDthatisassignedtoeachdriveisprintedonthefrontoftheserver.
ThefollowingillustrationshowsthelocationoftheIDsoftheharddiskdrives.TheIDnumbersandthe
drivebaynumbersarethesame.
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Figure24.2.5-inchsimple-swapharddiskdriveIDs
3.5-inchsimple-swapharddiskdriveIDs
Thesimple-swap-driveIDthatisassignedtoeachdriveisprintedonthefrontoftheserver.
ThefollowingillustrationshowsthelocationoftheIDsoftheharddiskdrives.TheIDnumbersandthe
drivebaynumbersarethesame.
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Figure25.3.5-inchsimple-swapharddiskdriveIDs
Installinghot-swapharddiskdrives
Usethisinformationtoinstallhot-swapharddiskdrives.
Toinstallahot-swapSASorSATAharddiskdrive,completethefollowingsteps.
Note:Ifyouhaveonlyoneharddiskdrive,youmustinstallitinthebay0(upper-left).
Step1.Readthesafetyinformationthatbeginson“Safety”onpagevand“Installationguidelines”
onpage31.
Step2.Removethefillerpanelfromtheemptydrivebay.Keepthefillerpanelinasafeplace.
Step3.Touchthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainsthedrivetoanyunpaintedmetalsurfaceonthe
server;then,removethedrivefromthepackageandplaceitonastatic-protectivesurface.
Step4.Installtheharddiskdriveinthedrivebay:
a.Makesurethatthetrayhandleisintheopen(unlocked)position.
b.Alignthedrivewiththeguiderailsinthebay.
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