Hot-plug drive

CAUTION: To prevent improper cooling and thermal damage, do not operate the server unless all bays are populated with either a component or a blank.

To remove the component:

  1. Back up all node data on the drive.
  2. Determine the status of the drive from the hot-plug drive LED definitions.
  3. Remove the hot-plug drive.
    • SFF HPE SmartDrive
      Removing a drive
    • Low-profile LFF hot-plug drive
      Removing a drive

To replace the component, reverse the removal procedure.