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Dell EMC PowerEdge MX5016s and MX5000s Installation and Service Manual

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Removing the sled from the enclosure

Prerequisites

  1. Follow the safety instructions listed in Safety instructions.
  2. Turn off the compute sleds to which the storage sled is assigned.
    NOTE
    1. After compute sleds that are mapped to the storage sled are powered off, the drive status indicator on the storage sled turns off, indicating it is safe to remove the storage sled.
    2. If you are permanently removing the sled, install a sled blank. Operating the enclosure for extended periods of time without a sled blank that is installed can cause the enclosure to overheat.
    3. If the storage sled is not going to be reinstalled, and then Dell EMC recommends clearing the drive or enclosure assignment for that storage sled.
    4. If the same storage sled is reinstalled, the drive assignments are not cleared and restored when the storage sled is detected again.
    5. If the sled is replaced, the previous drive assignments cannot be restored. New drive assignments should be made for a new sled, even if the same drives from the previously assigned sled are used.
  3. If applicable, install the I/O connector cover.
    CAUTION To prevent damage to the I/O connectors, ensure that you cover the connectors when you remove the system from the enclosure.
CAUTION Removing the storage sled from the enclosure when the storage sled is mapped to a compute sled that is powered on can result in data loss.

Steps

  1. Open the sled removal hatch on the front panel of the sled.
  2. Press the release button down to release the sled removal handle.
  3. Using the sled removal handle, pull the sled out of the enclosure.
    Figure 1. Removing a sled from the enclosure
    This image shows removing a sled from the enclosure

Next steps

Replace the sled into the enclosure or sled blank.

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