Hot-plug drive

Prerequisites
CAUTION:

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

Procedure

  1. Back up all server data on the drive.
  2. If installed, remove the security bezel.
  3. Determine the status of the drive from the drive LED definitions.
  4. Remove the hot-plug drive.


    Removing the hot-plug drive

To replace the component, reverse the removal procedure.