Guidelines for replacing hot-plug scsi hard drives – HP ProLiant DL740 Server User Manual

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Installing Hardware Options, Hot-Plug

3. Insert the new hot-plug drive into the empty drive bay, pushing until the unit is

securely seated (1).

4. Secure the hot-plug drive in the drive cage by swinging the ejector lever

inward (2), as shown in Figure 5-12.

Figure 5-12: Installing a SCSI hard drive

Guidelines for Replacing Hot-Plug SCSI Hard Drives

You should be able to hot-plug a drive during normal activity. Be aware, however,
that replacing a hot-pluggable disk drive will affect system performance and fault
tolerance.

NOTE: Depending on the configuration, both a drive failure and the subsequent rebuild
process will cause storage subsystem performance degradation. For example, the
replacement of a single drive on an array with 50 logical drives will have less impact than if the
array has only 3 logical drives.

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