Hot-swap drive installation - IBM eServer xSeries 340, Netfinity 4500R

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The hot-swap drive bays support hot-swap drives only. This section gives the procedure for installing a hot-swap hard disk drive. If you want to remove a drive, reverse the following steps.

Notes:

1. To minimize the possibility of damage to the hard disk drives, install the server in the rack before installing the hard disk drives.
2. You do not have to turn off the server to install hot-swap drives. However, you must turn off the server when performing any steps that involve installing or removing cables.

1. Filler panel
2. Drive tray assembly
3. Drive handle

WARNING: To maintain proper system cooling, do not operate the server for more than two minutes without either a drive or a filler panel installed for each bay.

1. Remove the filler panel from one of the empty hot-swap bays by inserting the finger into the depression on the filler panel and pulling it away from the server.
2. Install the hard disk drive in the hot-swap bay:
   1. Ensure the tray handle is open (that is, perpendicular to the drive).
   2. Align the drive/tray assembly with the guide rails in the bay.
   3. Gently push the drive/tray assembly into the bay until the drive connects to the backplane.
   4. Push the tray handle down until it locks.
      
      
3. Check the hard disk drive status indicators to verify that the hard disk drive is operating properly.