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Dell PowerEdge VRTX Enclosure Owner's Manual

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Removing a hot-swap hard drive

Prerequisites

CAUTION: Before attempting to remove or install a hard drive while the system is running, see the documentation for the storage controller card to ensure that the host adapter is configured correctly to support hot-swap hard drive removal and insertion.
CAUTION: Do not turn off or reboot your system while the hard drive is being formatted. Doing so can cause a hard drive failure.
CAUTION: To prevent data loss, ensure that your operating system supports hot-swap drive installation. See the documentation supplied with your operating system.

Steps

  1. If installed, remove the front bezel.
  2. From the management software, prepare the hard drive for removal. Wait until the indicators on the hard drive carrier signal that the hard drive can be removed safely. For more information, see the documentation for the storage controller.
    If the hard drive is online, the green activity/fault indicator flashes as the drive is turned off. When the hard drive indicators are off, the hard drive is ready for removal.
  3. Press the release button to open the hard drive carrier release handle.
  4. Slide the hard drive carrier out until it is free of the hard drive slot.
    CAUTION: To maintain proper system cooling, all empty hard drive slots must have hard drive blanks installed.
  5. Insert a hard drive blank in the empty hard drive slot.

Example

Figure 1. Removing and installing a hot-swap hard drive
The figure shows removal and installation of a hot-swap hard drive.
  1. release button
  2. hard drive
  3. hard drive carrier handle

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