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Dell PowerProtect Data Manager Appliance 5.15.0.0 Customer Replaceable Unit (CRU) Procedures Guide for DM5500

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Installing the drive carrier

Steps

  1. Press the release button on the front of the drive carrier to open the release handle.
  2. Insert and slide the drive carrier into the drive slot.
  3. Close the drive carrier release handle until it clicks in place.
    Figure 1. Installing a drive
    This image shows how to install a drive.

Next steps

  1. If you replaced a drive in drive bay 1, install the front bezel.
  2. If you replaced a drive in drive bay 2, close the drive bay.
  3. If you replaced more than one drive, make sure to populate the drives in a bottom to top order to avoid the metal stops from bending in the drive cage in the drive bays.
  4. In the Data Manager Appliance UI:
    1. Go to the Infrastructure > Storage > Disks tab where you selected the disk drive to be replaced and activated the blinking LED light in step 1d.
    2. In the Blinking LED light for Disk: <drive bay number>.<drive number> dialog, click Stop to turn off the blinking LED light on the disk drive.
    3. Click the blue Add button.

      The Add Disk: <drive bay number>.<drive number> dialog appears.

      In the dialog, click Add.

      The disk’s state changes to In Use.

      NOTE:It may take up to 5 minutes for a disk to appear in the Data Manager Appliance UI after it is inserted into the appliance.
    4. On the Alerts page, verify that there are no alerts related to the replaced drive.

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