User`s guide

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Xserve Take Apart

Hard Drive

The original Xserve and Xserve (Slot Load) include four hard drive bays at the front of the

server; Xserve (Cluster Node) includes just one drive bay. Drives come as modules

attached to carriers; they are removed from or installed in the server as a unit.

Note:

Blank drive carriers, which may ﬁll some of the hard drive bays, follow the same

take-apart procedure as hard drives. If you are replacing a blank carrier with a drive

module, instruct the server’s administrator to keep the blank for possible future use. Blank

carriers must be installed in all empty bays to maintain proper airﬂow through the server.

Tools

No tools are required for this procedure.

Preliminary Steps

Before you begin, make sure the drives are in the unlocked position. No other preliminary

steps are required. You can replace or install hard drives while the server is running; you

do not need to shut down or open the server ﬁrst.

Note:

There are two LED indicators on the front of each drive.

• The upper LED shows drive status: a green light indicates the drive is good; a yellow

or red light indicates the drive should be replaced.

• The lower LED shows drive activity: when the light is blinking, the system is reading

from or writing to the drive. To avoid losing data, never remove a drive when the lower

LED is blinking.

WARNING:

Drives must be in the unlocked position before you attempt to remove a drive.

If the drives are locked, pulling on the drive to remove it could damage the drive handle.

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