User`s guide

34 Chapter 3 Identifying Hardware Components
3.1.3 Drive Bays
Figure 3-1 illustrates the fifteen hot-swappable drive bays and their numbering scheme from
left to right (0 through 14).
3.1.3.1 Drive and Tray Removal
A drive/tray assembly can be removed by pressing upwards on the green latch found on the
tray and removing it with the handle as shown in
Figure 3-2.
Figure 3-2 Drive and Tray Removal
Removal of a populated drive/tray assembly can have unforeseen effects
including the loss of all data in a volume. A drive can be part of a volume
that may or may not be redundant. Before removing a drive from an
operating XStack Storage system, make sure it is the correct one.