Filter
Top Products
122 Sun Fire 280R Server Owner’s Guide • January 2001
How to Remove a Disk Drive
This procedure describes the physical drive removal. The procedure for removing a
disk drive varies if you are removing a drive using a hot-plug operation or if you are
removing one without using a hot-plug operation. If want to perform a hot-plug
removal, see “How to Remove a Disk Drive Using the Hot-Plug Operation” on
page 128.
Before You Begin
For additional information, see:
■ “About Internal Disk Drives” on page 91
■ “About Disk Array Configurations and Concepts” on page 87
Perform the following prerequisite task:
■ “How to Avoid Electrostatic Discharge” on page 120
What to Do
1. Halt the operating system and turn off the system power.
See “How to Power Off the System” on page 61.
2. Unlock the front doors and swing them open.
Turn the keyswitch to the Power-On/Off position. This unlocks the system front
doors.
3. Identify the disk drive to be removed and note the bay in which it is installed.
The lower bay is the default system disk location.