Dell Olympus O-T600 Installation And Service Manual

Installing a drive carrierPrerequisitesCAUTION: Before attempting to remove or install a drive while the system is running, see the documentation forthe storage controller card to ensure that the host adapter is configured correctly to support drive removal andinsertion.CAUTION: Mixing drives from previous generations of PowerEdge servers is not supported.CAUTION: Combining SAS and SATA drives in the same RAID volume is not supported.CAUTION: When installing a drive, ensure that the adjacent drives are fully installed. Inserting a drive carrierand attempting to lock its handle next to a partially installed carrier can damage the partially installed carrier'sshield spring and make it unusable.CAUTION: To prevent data loss, ensure that your operating system supports hot-swap drive installation. See thedocumentation supplied with your operating system.CAUTION: When a replacement hot swappable drive is installed and the system is powered on, the driveautomatically begins to rebuild. Ensure that the replacement drive is blank or contains data that you wish tooverwrite. Any data on the replacement drive is immediately lost after the drive is installed.1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions on page 27.2. If installed, remove the drive blank.Steps1. Press the release button on the front of the drive carrier to open the release handle.2. Insert the drive carrier into the drive slot and slide until the drive connects with the backplane.3. Close the drive carrier release handle to lock the drive in place.Figure 29. Installing a drive carrierNext steps1. If removed, install the front bezel.Installing and removing system components 37