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

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