You prepare to replace a drive by checking the Recovery
Guru in ThinkSystem System
Manager and completing any prerequisite steps. Then, you can locate
the failed component.
- If the Recovery Guru in ThinkSystem
System Manager has notified you of an impending drive failure, but the drive has not yet failed, follow the instructions in the
Recovery Guru to fail the drive.
- If needed, use
ThinkSystem System Manager to confirm you have a suitable replacement
drive.
- Select Hardware.
- Select
the failed drive on the shelf graphic.
- Click
the drive to display its context menu, and then select View settings.
- Confirm
that the replacement drive has a capacity equal to or greater than
the drive you are replacing and that it has the features you expect.
For example, do not attempt to replace a hard disk drive (HDD)
with a solid-state disk (SSD). Similarly, if you are replacing a secure-capable
drive, make sure the replacement drive is also secure-capable.
- If needed, use ThinkSystem
System Manager to locate the drive within the storage array.
- If the
shelf has a bezel, remove it so you can see the LEDs.
- From the
drive's context menu, select Turn on locator light.
The drive drawer's Attention LED (amber) blinks so you can open
the correct drive drawer to identify which
drive to replace.
Attention LED
- Pull out
the drive tray drawer by unlatching the two orange levers on each
side of the drawer.
Note: Do not use the orange handles to pull out the drawer;
they are only for unlatching the drawer handles.
- After
the orange latches are released, grab the handle in location shown
and pull out drawer.
- Using the black part of the drawer handle, carefully
pull the drive drawer out until it stops.
- Look at
the top of the drive drawer to find the Attention LED in front of
each drive.
Attention LED light on for the
drive on the top right side
The drive drawer Attention LEDs
are on the left side in front of each drive, with an attention icon
on the drive handle just behind the LED.
Attention icon 
Attention
LED
