Installing a disk drive in the 8335-GTG, 8335-GTH, or 8335-GTX system

To install a disk drive, complete the steps in this procedure.

1. Determine the slot in which you want to install a disk drive. The disk drive slots are in the front of the system in positions 5 and 6, as shown in Figure 1.

   

2. Remove the front cover. For instructions, see Removing the front cover from an 8335-GTC, 8335-GTG, 8335-GTH, 8335-GTW, or 8335-GTX system.
3. Attach the electrostatic discharge (ESD) wrist strap.
   The ESD wrist strap must be connected to an unpainted metal surface until the service procedure is completed, and if applicable, until the service access cover is replaced.

   Attention:

   • Attach an electrostatic discharge (ESD) wrist strap to the front ESD jack, to the rear ESD jack, or to an unpainted metal surface of your hardware to prevent the electrostatic discharge from damaging your hardware.
   • When you use an ESD wrist strap, follow all electrical safety procedures. An ESD wrist strap is used for static control. It does not increase or decrease your risk of receiving electric shock when using or working on electrical equipment.
   • If you do not have an ESD wrist strap, just prior to removing the product from ESD packaging and installing or replacing hardware, touch an unpainted metal surface of the system for a minimum of 5 seconds. If at any point in this service process you move away from the system, it is important to again discharge yourself by touching an unpainted metal surface for at least 5 seconds before you continue with the service process.
4. If the slot you want to use contains a disk drive filler, remove the disk drive filler from the slot.
   1. Push the lock (A) on the handle of the disk drive filler.
      See Figure 2.

      

   2. Hold the handle and pull out the disk drive filler from the slot.
5. Hold the disk drive by the top and bottom edges as you position the disk drive, and insert it into the disk drive slot.
   Important: Ensure that the disk drive is fully seated and is all the way into the system.
6. Lock the disk drive bay handle (A) by pushing in the handle release.
   See Figure 3.

   

7. Configure the installed disk drive for your environment.
   After you insert the new disk drive, you must scan for the device. Choose one of the following options depending on the operating system that you are using:

   • Ubuntu Linux operating system:

     Ubuntu can automatically detect storage devices. You may not need to rescan the disk drives; proceed to verifying that the new disk drive is active.

     To run the rescan-scsi-bus command in the Ubuntu Linux operating system, log in to the system as the root user, and run the following command:

     rescan-scsi-bus

     The rescan-scsi-bus tool is available in the scsitools package; install the package by using the following command:

     sudo apt-get install scsitools

   • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL): To run the rescan command in the RHEL operating system, log in to the system as the root user, and run the command:

     rescan-scsi-bus.sh -a

     The rescan-scsi-bus tool is available in the sg3_utils package; install the package by using the following command:

     yum install sg3_utils

     You may also want to refer to: Adding a Storage Device or Path

   Verify that the new drive is active by running the following command:

   lsscsi

8. Load or restore data from your backup media.