Installing sas physical disks in the enclosure – Dell PowerVault MD3000 User Manual

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Installing Enclosure Components

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CAUTION:

Always wear a wrist grounding strap when handling equipment with static-sensitive components.

1 Wait until the LED indicators on the physical disk carrier stop flashing.
2 Squeeze the release mechanism on the front of the physical disk carrier (see Figure 4-2).

Figure 4-2.

Installing and Removing Physical Disks

3 Open the physical disk carrier handle by rotating it downward.
4 Gently but firmly pull the physical disk carrier from its slot while supporting the weight of the disk

from the bottom.

Installing SAS Physical Disks in the Enclosure

NOTICE:

To ensure proper airflow for enclosure cooling, each slot should contain either an active physical disk or

a disk blank.

1

carrier release mechanism

2

disk carrier handle

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2

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