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2 If applicable, remove the front bezel.
3 Using the management software, prepare the hard drive for removal.
If the hard drive is online, the green activity or fault indicator ashes while the drive is turning o. When the hard drive indicators are
o, the hard drive is ready for removal. For more information, see the documentation for the storage controller.
CAUTION: Before attempting to remove or install a hard drive while the system is running, see the documentation for the
storage controller card to ensure that the host adapter is congured correctly to support hard drive removal and insertion.
CAUTION: Mixing hard drives from previous generations of systems is not supported.
CAUTION: To prevent data loss, ensure that your operating system supports drive installation. See the documentation
supplied with your operating system.
Steps
1 Press the release button to open the hard drive release handle.
2 Holding the handle, slide the hard drive out of the hard drive slot.
Figure 32. Removing a hard drive
Next steps
1 Install a hard drive.
2 If you are not replacing the hard drive immediately, insert a hard drive blank in the empty hard drive slot to maintain proper system
cooling.
Installing a hot swappable hard drive
Prerequisites
CAUTION
: Before attempting to remove or install a hard drive while the system is running, see the documentation for the storage
controller card to ensure that the host adapter is congured correctly to support hard drive removal and insertion.
CAUTION: Mixing hard drives from previous generations of XC Series Appliance and XC Core System is not supported.
CAUTION: Use only hard drives that have been tested and approved for use with the hard drive backplane.
CAUTION: Combining SAS and SATA hard drives in the same RAID volume is not supported.
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