Dell PowerVault MD3000 User Manual
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Installing Enclosure Components
CAUTION:
Always wear a wrist grounding strap when handling equipment with static-sensitive components.
1 Perform the following steps to install the new physical disk into the carrier:
NOTE:
Data from virtual disks created on a PERC 5 SAS controller cannot be migrated to an MD3000 or to an
MD1000 expansion enclosure connected to an MD3000.
a
If you are replacing a physical disk in the carrier, remove the four screws that secure the disk to its
carrier and remove the disk (see Figure 4-3).
b
Position the replacement physical disk into the disk carrier with the disk’s controller board facing
the rear of the carrier.
c
From the rear of the carrier, slide the physical disk into the carrier until it contacts the stop tab at
the front of the carrier.
d
Secure the physical disk to the carrier using the four screws removed earlier. To avoid damaging
the carrier, do not overtighten.
Figure 4-3.
Installing a SAS Physical Disk in the Carrier
1
screws (4)
2
physical disk carrier
3
physical disk
3
1
2