Installing a SAS/SATA Drive
- The SATA or SAS drives support hot swap. After a faulty drive is disconnected from its backplane, wait 30 seconds before removing it. The alarm will not be cleared immediately after a new drive is installed. It will be cleared after the RAID array rebuild is complete. Do not frequently hot-swap a drive to prevent new alarms.
- To prevent damage caused by insufficient heat dissipation and high temperature, install components or filler panels in all drive slots.
Installing a Front SAS/SATA Drive
Procedure
- Check whether a front bezel is installed.
- Remove the front bezel.
For details, see Removing the Front Bezel.
- Take the spare part out of its ESD bag.
- Determine the slot and position of the drive.
For details, see Drive Configurations and Drive Numbers.
- Remove the drive filler.
Perform this operation only when a drive filler is installed.
- Install drives.
- Open the ejector lever and push the drive into the slot as far as it will go. See (1) in Figure 6-27.
- Ensure that the ejector lever is fastened to the chassis beam, and then close it to completely insert the drive into the slot. See (2) in Figure 6-27.
- Check the running status of the drive by observing its indicators.
For details, see SAS/SATA Drive Indicators.
- Restore the drive data.
Perform this operation only after you replace a drive.
For details, see "Troubleshooting > Hard Drive Fault" of each RAID controller card in Huawei Server RAID Controller Card User Guide (x86).
- Check whether a front bezel is installed.
- If yes, go to 10.
- If no alarms exist, no further action is required.
- Install the front bezel
For details, see Installing the Front Bezel.
Installing a Rear SAS/SATA Drive
Procedure
- Take the spare part out of its ESD bag.
- Determine the slot and position of the drive.
For details, see Drive Configurations and Drive Numbers.
- Remove the drive filler.
Perform this operation only when a drive filler is installed.
- Install drives.
- Open the ejector lever and push the drive into the slot as far as it will go. See (1) in Figure 6-28.
- Ensure that the ejector lever is fastened to the chassis beam, and then close it to completely insert the drive into the slot. See (2) in Figure 6-28.
- Check the running status of the drive by observing its indicators.
For details, see SAS/SATA Drive Indicators.
- Restore the drive data.
Perform this operation only after you replace a drive.
For details, see "Troubleshooting > Hard Drive Fault" of each RAID controller card in Huawei Server RAID Controller Card User Guide (x86).
Installing a Built-in SAS/SATA Drive
Procedure
- Take the spare part out of its ESD bag.
- Determine the slot and position of the drive.
For details, see Drive Configurations and Drive Numbers.
- 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 6-29 Releasing ejector levers of the built-in drive module
- Remove the chassis cover.
- Remove the drive filler.
Perform this operation only when a drive filler is installed.
- Install drives.
- Open the ejector lever and push the drive into the slot as far as it will go. See (1) in Figure 6-30.
- Ensure that the ejector lever is fastened to the chassis beam, and then close it to completely insert the drive into the slot. See (2) in Figure 6-30.
- Close ejector levers of the built-in drive module.
- Close the eject levers of the built-in drive module until it cannot move.Figure 6-31 Closing ejector levers of the built-in drive module
- Install the chassis cover.
For details, see Installing the Chassis Cover.
- Close the eject levers of the built-in drive module until it cannot move.
- Check the running status of the drive by observing its indicators.
For details, see SAS/SATA Drive Indicators.
- Restore the drive data.
Perform this operation only after you replace a drive.
For details, see "Troubleshooting > Hard Drive Fault" of each RAID controller card in Huawei Server RAID Controller Card User Guide (x86).