•Useanydocumentationthatcomeswiththedriveandfollowthoseinstructionsinadditiontothe
instructionsinthistopic.
Toinstallorreplaceahot-swapdrive,dothefollowing:
1.Reviewthefollowinginstallationrules:
•Whenyouinstalldrives,followtheorderofthedrivebaynumbers.See“Frontviewoftheserver”on
page17
tolocatethedrivebaysinyourserver.
•ForRAIDconfiguration,thedrivesmustbethesametypewiththesamecapacityiftheyarewithina
singleRAIDarray.Formoreinformation,see“ConfiguringRAID”onpage58.
2.Dooneofthefollowing:
•Ifyouareinstallinganewdrive,locatetheappropriatedrivebay.Then,pressthecircledarea1to
openthehandleofthedummytray.
Figure110.Openingthehandleofadummytray
•Ifyouarereplacingadrive,locatethedriveyouwanttoreplaceandpressthereleasebutton1to
openthehandleofthedrive.
Figure111.Openingthehandleofadrive
3.Pullthehandleandcarefullyslidethedriveorthedummytrayoutofthechassis.
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