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Installing a hot-swap hard disk drive
The following illustration shows how to install a hot-swap hard disk drive.
Note: You do not have to turn off the server to install hot-swap drives in these
bays.
Filler panel
Drive tray
assembly
Drive tray handle
(in open position)
To install a drive in a hot-swap bay:
1. Review “Before you begin” on page 50
2. Unlock and open the server front door.
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
for each bay.
3. Remove the filler panel from one of the empty hot-swap bays by inserting your
finger into the depression at the left side of the filler panel and pulling it away
from the server.
4. Install the hard disk drive in the hot-swap bay:
a. Ensure that the tray handle is open (that is, perpendicular to the drive).
b. Align the drive assembly so that it engages the guide rails in the bay.
c. Gently push the drive assembly into the bay until the drive stops.
d. Push the tray handle to the closed (locked) position.
e. Check the hard disk drive status indicator to verify that the hard disk drive is
operating properly.
If the amber hard-disk status light for a drive is lit continuously, that
individual drive is faulty and needs to be replaced. If the green hard-disk
activity light is flashing, the drive is being accessed.
Note: If the server has a ServeRAID controller or adapter installed, you might
need to reconfigure the disk arrays after installing hard disk drives. Refer
to Using IBM ServeRAID on the Documentation CD or the Hardware
Maintenance Manual pertaining to the specific RAID adapter for
information.
62 IBM xSeries 350 Type 8682: Hardware Maintenance Manual