Use the following procedure to install a drive for the first time or to replace a faulty
drive in a 5U expansion enclosure with a new one received from FRU stock.
Before you begin
Important:
You can replace a drive assembly without powering off the expansion enclosure. However, to
maintain operating temperature, do not keep the cover off an operational enclosure for more than 15
minutes. The reduction in airflow through the enclosure might cause the enclosure or its components
to shut down to protect from overheating.
Ensure that the drive that you are replacing is not a spare or a member of an array. The drive
status is shown in Pools > Internal Storage in the management GUI. If the
drive is a member of an array, follow the fix procedures in the management GUI. The fix procedures minimize the risk
of losing data or access to data; the procedures also manage the system's use of the drive.
About this task
The 5U expansion enclosure supports 92 drives. Figure 1
shows an example of a drive assembly.Figure 1. Drive assembly
1 Disk drive
2 Online indicator
3 Fault indicator
4 Release latch
5 Drive latch toes
6 Drive carrier
Procedure
Read all of the available safety
information.
Carefully slide the expansion enclosure out of the rack.
Locate the empty drive slot to receive the new drive or that contains the faulty drive
that you want to replace.
Note: When a drive is faulty, the amber fault indicator is lit ( 3 in
Figure 1). Do not replace a drive unless the drive fault
indicator is on or you are instructed to do so by a fix procedure.
A label on the enclosure cover (Figure 2) shows the
drive locations in the enclosure. The drive slots are numbered 1-14 from left to right and A-G from
the back to the front of the enclosure.
Figure 2. Drive locations in a 5U expansion enclosure
The drive slots must be populated sequentially, starting from the back-left corner position (slot
1, grid A1). Sequentially install the drive in the slots from left to right and back row to front.
Always complete a full row before you install drives in the next row.
For example, in Figure 3, the drives are installed correctly.
Drives are installed in slots 1 -14 of row A and the installation continues in slot 15 in row B.Figure 3. Correct drive installation
In Figure 4, the drives are not installed correctly. Slot 1
(A1) does not contain a drive. In addition, drives are installed in row B even though row A contains
empty drive slots.
Figure 4. Incorrect drive installation
Touch the static-protective package that contains the drive to any unpainted metal surface on
the enclosure. Wear an anti-static wrist strap to remove the drive from the package.
Ensure that the drive handle ( 1 in Figure 5) of the drive assembly is in the open (unlocked)
position.
Hold the drive by two top corners so that it hangs squarely
over the appropriate drive slot.
Figure 5. Replace the drive
Lower the drive down, without pushing, until it stops and the bottom of the
latch is aligned with the top of the partition. Ensure that the handle is not open more than 45
degrees from the drive carrier. ( 2 in Figure 5). If the drive does not slide down easily then inform IBM remote technical support.
Rotate the handle down to lock the drive assembly into the chassis
( 3 in Figure 5).
Ensure the toe on the bottom of the latch is fully engaged with the partition in the
chassis.
Ensure that the top toe of the latch is also fully engaged ( 4 in
Figure 5).
Repeat steps 5 through 11 for each drive you are replacing.
