Owners Manual

Removing a drive
Prerequisites
1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.
2. Using the management software, prepare the drive for removal.
If the drive is online, the green activity or fault indicator flashes while the drive is turning off. When the drive indicators are off, the
drive is ready for removal. For more information, see the documentation for the storage controller.
CAUTION: Before attempting to remove or install a drive while the system is running, see the documentation for the
storage controller card to ensure that the host adapter is configured correctly to support drive removal and
insertion.
CAUTION: Mixing drives from previous generations of XC XR2 servers 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 drive release handle.
2. Holding the handle, slide the drive out of the drive slot.
Figure 42. Removing a drive
Next steps
1. Install a drive.
2. If you are not replacing the drive immediately, install a drive blank in the empty rive slot to maintain proper system cooling.
Installing a drive
Prerequisites
CAUTION:
Before attempting to remove or install a drive while the system is running, see the documentation for the
storage controller card to ensure that the host adapter is configured correctly to support drive removal and insertion.
CAUTION: Mixing drives from previous generations of XC XR2 servers is not supported.
CAUTION: Combining SAS and SATA drives in the same RAID volume is not supported.
74 Installing and removing system components