Installing non-hot-swap drives - IBM eServer xSeries 240, Netfinity 5600

Resolving The Problem

Before you begin

• Read the documentation that comes with the drive.
• Prepare the drive for installation

Note: The server's EMI integrity and cooling are both protected by having the non-hot-swap bays covered or occupied. When you install a drive, save the filler panel from the bay, in case you later remove the drive and do not replace it with another.

Refer to the following illustration of the tower model while you perform the steps in this procedure.

1 DLT drive
2 Filler panel
3 Blue slide rails
4 Metal slide rails

Installing a non hot-swap drive in one of the non-hot-swap bays

1. Turn off the server and peripheral devices and then remove the cover.
2. Remove the trim bezel.
3. Remove the filler panel (2) from the bay opening by pulling the filler panel away from the server. You do not need the filler panel when you have a drive installed in the bay.
4. Touch the static-protective bag containing the drive to any unpainted metal surface on the server; then, remove the drive from the bag and place it on a static-protective surface.
5. Set any jumpers or switches on the drive according to the documentation that comes with the drive.
6. Install rails on the drive.
   1. If you are installing a standard size drive:
      1. Pull the blue slide rails (3) off the back of the filler panel.
      2. Clip the rails onto the sides of the drive.
         
         
   2. If you are installing a digital linear tape (DLT) backup drive (1), the slide rails (4) and screws are included in the country kit.
      
      
7. Place the drive so that the slide rails engage in the bay guide rails. Push the drive into the bay until it clicks into place.
8. If you have not already done so, install an optional SCSI adapter.
9. Connect one of the connectors on the SCSI cable for the non hot-swap drive bays to the back of the drive (1).
10. Connect a power cable to the back of the drive. Power cables for non-hot-swap drives come installed in the server. The connectors are keyed and can be inserted only one way.
11. If you are installing another non hot-swap drive, do so at this time. Otherwise, continue with the next step.
12. Install any other options for the server.