Removing and replacing a 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.
Procedure
  1. Back up all server data on the drive.
  2. Determine the status of the drive from the drive LED definitions.
  3. Remove the drive.

    • LFF


      Replacing LFF drive

    • SFF


      Replacing SFF drive

To replace the component, reverse the removal procedure.