Install a hot-swap drive
Use this information to install a hot-swap drive.
About this task
Attention:
• Read “Installation Guidelines” on page 134 to ensure that you work safely.
• Prevent exposure to static electricity, which might lead to system halt and loss of data, by keeping static-
sensitive components in their static-protective packages until installation, and handling these devices with
an electrostatic-discharge wrist strap or other grounding system.
A video for this task is available at:
• Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYV5R7hVcs-Bz2XIeLEfGcrLGm9TSY_yt
• Youku: http://list.youku.com/albumlist/show/id_52339612.html
Procedure
Step 1. Touch the static-protective package that contains the drive to any unpainted surface on the outside
of the server. Then, take the drive out of the package and place it on a static-protective surface.
Note: Ensure that drive installation meets “Drive bay configurations and requirements” on page
143.
Step 2. Remove the drive filler from the drive bay and keep the drive filler in a safe place.
Figure 84. Drive filler removal
Step 3. Install the drive in the drive bay.
Chapter 4. Server hardware setup 197