Removing a SAS/SATA Drive
- The SATA or SAS drives support hot swap.
- If the drive to be removed has no operating system installed, you can remove it without powering off the server.
- If the drive to be removed has an operating system installed and belongs to a RAID array with redundancy, you can remove it without powering off the server.
- If the drive to be removed has an operating system installed but it is not in a RAID array or it is in a RAID array without redundancy (for example, RAID 0), power off the server before removing it.
- The SAS/SATA drives support RAID configuration.
- If the drive to be removed is not in a RAID array or is in a RAID array without redundancy (for example, RAID 0), back up the data on the drive before removing it.
- If the drive to be removed is in a RAID array with redundancy, you do not need to back up data before removing it.
- Before removing a drive, you can use Smart Provisioning to delete data from the drive. For details, see "Erasing Hard Disks" in the Smart Provisioning User Guide.
Removing a Front SAS/SATA Drive
Procedure
- Check whether a front bezel is installed.
- Remove the front bezel.
For details, see Removing the Front Bezel.
- Determine the slot and position of the drive.
For details, see Drive Configurations and Drive Numbers.
- Check the running status of the drive by observing its indicators.
For details, see SAS/SATA Drive Indicators.
- Determine whether the drive needs to be removed.
- If yes, go to 6.
- If no, rectify the drive fault.
- Remove the drive.
- Press the ejector release button on the drive panel to release the ejector lever. See (1) in Figure 6-23.
- Open the drive ejector lever completely. See (2) in Figure 6-23.
- Hold the ejector lever of the hard drive, and pull out the hard drive for about 3 cm (1.18 in.). Wait for at least 30 seconds and remove the drive from the server. See (3) in Figure 6-23.
Do not insert or remove drives frequently. If a drive is frequently removed and installed in an interval shorter than 30 seconds, there are risks that the drive cannot be identified.
- Place the removed part in an ESD bag.
- Install a drive filler.
Perform this operation only when a drive is not installed immediately.
Removing a Rear SAS/SATA Drive
Procedure
- Determine the slot and position of the drive.
For details, see Drive Configurations and Drive Numbers.
- Check the running status of the drive by observing its indicators.
For details, see SAS/SATA Drive Indicators.
- Determine whether the drive needs to be removed.
- If yes, go to 4.
- If no, rectify the drive fault.
- Remove the drive.
- Press the ejector release button on the drive panel to release the ejector lever. See (1) in Figure 6-24.
- Open the drive ejector lever completely. See (2) in Figure 6-24.
- Hold the ejector lever of the hard drive, and pull out the hard drive for about 3 cm (1.18 in.). Wait for at least 30 seconds and remove the drive from the server. See (3) in Figure 6-24.
Do not insert or remove drives frequently. If a drive is frequently removed and installed in an interval shorter than 30 seconds, there are risks that the drive cannot be identified.
- Place the removed part in an ESD bag.
- Install a drive filler.
Perform this operation only when a drive is not installed immediately.
Removing a Built-in SAS/SATA Drive
Procedure
- Determine the slot and position of the drive.
For details, see Drive Configurations and Drive Numbers.
- Check the running status of the drive by observing its indicators.
For details, see SAS/SATA Drive Indicators.
- Determine whether the drive needs to be removed.
- If yes, go to 4.
- If no, rectify the drive fault.
- Release the eject levers of the built-in drive module.
If the chassis cover is away for too long while the server is powered on, some components will become overheated. Install the chassis cover within 3 minutes.
- Remove the chassis cover.
For details, see Removing the Chassis Cover.
- Release the eject levers of the built-in drive module until it cannot rotate.Figure 6-25 Releasing ejector levers of the built-in drive module
- Remove the chassis cover.
- Remove the drive.
- Press the ejector release button on the drive panel to release the ejector lever. See (1) in Figure 6-26.
- Open the drive ejector lever completely. See (2) in Figure 6-26.
- Hold the ejector lever of the hard drive, and pull out the hard drive for about 3 cm (1.18 in.). Wait for at least 30 seconds and remove the drive from the server. See (3) in Figure 6-26.
Do not insert or remove drives frequently. If a drive is frequently removed and installed in an interval shorter than 30 seconds, there are risks that the drive cannot be identified.
- Place the removed part in an ESD bag.
- Install a drive filler.
Perform this operation only when a drive is not installed immediately.
