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Drive
- For details about drive slot numbers, see Drive Numbers.
- To ensure drive availability, the storage duration of a drive cannot exceed six months before use.
- If drives of different models are installed in one device and the customer has no special requirements, observe the following rules:
- Use the Computing Product Compatibility Checker to query the types of supported drives.
- A RAID array supports only drives of the same model. It is recommended that drives in one device be of the same type and capacity.
- If drives of different capacities and the same type are to be installed in one device, install small-capacity drives first and then large-capacity drives.
Removing a Drive
- Wear an ESD wrist strap. For details, see ESD Protection.
- You do not need to power off the device when removing a drive.
- Before replacing a drive, confirm the slot where the drive to be replaced is installed and mark the slot for the drive so that the drive can be quickly recovered when it is used again.
- If the device is equipped with a front bezel, remove the bezel before removing a front drive. For details, see (Optional) Front Bezel.
- Press the release button on the ejector lever of the drive. The ejector lever automatically ejects. See (1) in Figure 5-30.
- Holding the ejector lever, pull out the drive for about 3 cm (1.18 in.) and wait for the drive to stop working. See (2) in Figure 5-30.For SAS/SATA drives, after the drive is offline, wait for at least 30 seconds until it stops rotating, and then remove the drive from the device. For NVMe SSDs, remove the drive from the device after the drive is offline. See (3) in Figure 5-30.
- SAS/SATA drives:
If a drive is frequently removed and installed in an interval shorter than 30 seconds, there are risks that the drive cannot be identified.
- ES3000 V5 NVMe SSDs that support surprise hot swap:
Multiple drives cannot be removed or inserted at the same time. It is recommended that one ES3000 V5 NVMe PCIe SSD be removed or inserted at a time. The interval between two drive operations must be longer than 3 seconds. The interval for removing and inserting an ES3000 V5 NVMe PCIe SSD must be longer than 3 seconds. Otherwise, communication with the drive may become abnormal.
- SAS/SATA drives:
- Place the removed drive into an ESD bag.
- If you do not want to install another drive into the slot immediately, install a drive filler.
Installing a Drive
- Wear an ESD wrist strap. For details, see ESD Protection.
- You do not need to power off the device when installing a drive.
- After a faulty SATA 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.
- When installing an ES3000 V5 NVMe SSD, do not pause during the installation process. Otherwise, the system may fail to detect the ES3000 V5 SSD and may become abnormal. In this case, shut down the device first, and then power on it after confirming that the drive is correctly installed.
- If the ES3000 V5 NVMe SSD is not detected due to incorrect operations, remove the SSD and insert the SSD again to resolve the problem.
- If the device is equipped with a front bezel, remove the bezel before installing a front drive. For details, see (Optional) Front Bezel.
- Remove the filler module from the drive slot.
- Take a spare drive out of its ESD bag.
- Open the ejector lever and push the drive in along the guide rails until it cannot move forward. See (1) in Figure 5-31.
- Ensure that the ejector lever is fastened to the chassis beam, and then close it to completely insert the drive into the chassis. See (2) in Figure 5-31.
- If the device is equipped with a front bezel, install the bezel after installing the front drives. For details, see (Optional) Front Bezel.
- If you need to restore the data of the newly installed drive, see "Troubleshooting > Hard Drive Fault" of each RAID controller card in HUAWEI Server RAID Controller Card User Guide (Arm).
- Log in to the iBMC WebUI, and check whether the new component is normal. For details, see the Atlas 800 Training Server iBMC (V3.01.00.00 or Later) User Guide (Model 9000).
