Hard disk drives (HDDs) are customer-replaceable units (CRUs). Follow the procedure below to remove the HDD filler panel from the server module (blade) and to insert the new HDD into the vacant HDD slot on the powered-on server module.
For information about installing operating systems on a HDD, see the operating system installation chapters in the Sun Blade 8000 Series Installation Guide.
Unpack the HDD from its antistatic container and place it on an antistatic mat.
On the server module, locate the HDD filler panel and remove.
On the new HDD, push the disk drive ejector lever on the front to unlatch the lever, then tilt the lever completely down.
Align the HDD into the HDD slot in the blade. Orient the HDD so that the ejector lever is at the bottom and the three LED indicators with icons are at the top.
Slide the HDD aproximately one-third into the HDD slot by pressing on the middle of the HDD faceplate with your finger.
Ensure that the HDD ejector lever is two-thirds open (approximately 60 percent with respect to the faceplate) when sliding in the HDD into the slot. Do not slide the HDD in all the way. Leave the HDD out approximately 0.25 to 0.50 inch from the opening.
Continue pressing on the middle of the HDD faceplate until the ejector engages with the blade.
Pivot the ejector lever up until it clicks into place and is flush with the HDD faceplate.
If the ejector lever is at a right angle (90 degrees) to the HDD faceplate when the HDD is fully installed (that is, the HDD faceplate is flush with the blade bezel), and the ejector lever will not close, do the following:
Using the HDD ejector lever, pull the HDD out from the blade approximately 0.25 inch (6 mm).
Push up the ejector lever so that it is approximately two-thirds open.
Press on the middle of the HDD faceplate to reinsert the HDD into the blade until the ejector lever engages with the blade.
Pivot the ejector lever up until it clicks into place and is flush with the HDD faceplate.
Verify the hard disk drive is operational.
When you insert a drive into a powered-on blade, the drive is automatically brought online. If you have properly hot-inserted a drive, the green OK/Activity indicator lights Solid On.