Hot-swap drive removal and installation - IBM eServer xSeries 240, Netfinity 5600

Resolving The Problem

You do not have to turn off the server to remove a drive from the hot-swap bays.

WARNING:

1. Before you remove a hot-swap hard disk drive that is not defective, back up all important data.
2. To avoid damage to a hard disk drive, DO NOT remove the drive from the hot-swap bay until it has had time to spin down (approximately 30 seconds). Handle the drive carefully.
3. Before you hot-swap a drive, make sure it is defective. If you partially or completely remove a good drive instead of a defective one the server might lose valuable data. This situation is especially relevant if the server has a RAID adapter installed and you assigned RAID level 1 or 5 to the logical drives in the disk array. The RAID adapter can rebuild the data that you need, provided that certain conditions are met. Refer to the information provided with the RAID adapter for further details.

• Read the documentation that comes with the drive.
• If the server has a RAID adapter installed, review the information provided with the RAID adapter for information about the RAID adapter and disk-array configuration.
• Prepare the drive for installation.

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

3 Drive
4 Screws
5 Drive tray
6 Drive tray handle (in open position)

1. If the server is a tower model, unlock and open the server door.
   
   WARNING: To maintain proper system cooling, do not operate the server for more than two minutes without either a drive or a filler panel installed for each bay.
   
   
2. Remove the defective hard disk drive (3) by placing the handle (6) on the drive to the open position (perpendicular to the drive) and pulling the hot-swap tray from the bay.
3. Remove the four screws (4) that attach the drive (3) to the hot-swap tray (5), and remove the drive from the tray.
4. Place the new hard disk drive on the hot-swap tray and, being careful not to over-tighten the screws, attach the drive to the tray using four screws.
5. Install the hard disk drive in the hot-swap bay:
   1. Ensure the tray handle is open (that is, perpendicular to the drive).
   2. Align the drive/tray assembly so that it engages the guide rails in the bay.
   3. Push the drive assembly into the bay until the drive connects to the backplane.
   4. Push the tray handle to the right until it locks.
      
      
6. Check the hard disk drive status indicators to verify that the hard disk drive is installed properly.
7. If the server is a tower model, close and lock the server door.