Replacing a storage drive assembly

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Before you begin

You must have a replacement storage drive assembly before you remove and replace the failed assembly.

About this task

Identifying the storage drive assembly

The front panel of the appliance contains the storage drive assembly, as highlighted in yellow in the following figure:

Figure 1. Location of the storage drive assembly on the front of the appliance

Procedure

  1. Shut down the appliance by using the local management interface (LMI) or the command-line interface (CLI).
  2. Unplug all of the power cords that are attached to the appliance.
  3. Press the release button on the right side of the storage drive assembly to release the assembly lock.
  4. Pull the drive handle lever to the left to pull the storage drive assembly from the drive bay, as shown in the following figure:
    Figure 2. Removing the storage drive assembly from the drive bay
  5. Place the new storage drive assembly in the drive bay.
  6. Push the storage drive assembly into the drive bay until the lever locks into place.

What to do next

Turn on the appliance, and then reimage it.

Important: You must reimage the appliance after you replace the storage drive. If you do not reimage the appliance, the appliance can become inoperable.