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Your system supports Enterprise-class hard drives, which are designed for 24x7 operating environment.
Selecting the correct drive class optimizes quality, functionality, performance, and reliability of the hard
drives.
The Nutanix Web GUI provides a feature to help locate a specific HDD. When the front LEDs are turned
on using the Nutanix Web GUI, the HDD or SSD you are trying to locate continues to blink as long as
there is I/O activity. The other HDDs or SSDs blink twice every second (in addition to blinking because of
I/O activity). The HDD or SSD you are trying to locate does not blink twice every second.
Due to industry advances, in some cases, the larger capacity drives have been changed to a larger sector
size. The larger sector size can have impacts on operating systems and applications. For more
information about these hard drives, see the 512e and 4Kn Disk Formats whitepaper and 4K Sector HDD
FAQ document at dell.com/xcseriesmanuals
All hard drives are connected to the system board through the hard-drive backplane. Hard drives are
supplied in hot-swappable hard-drive carriers that fit in the hard-drive slots.
NOTE: After the Nutanix Web GUI has prepared the disk for removal, you can remove it.
CAUTION: Before attempting to remove or install a hard drive while the system is running, see the
documentation for the storage controller card to ensure that the host adapter is configured
correctly to support hot-swap hard drive removal and insertion.
CAUTION: Do not turn off or reboot your system while the hard drive is being formatted. Doing
so can cause a hard drive failure.
Use only hard drives that have been tested and approved for use with the hard-drive backplane.
When you format a hard drive, allow enough time for the formatting to be completed. Be aware that
high-capacity hard drives can take a number of hours to format.
Removing a 2.5 inch hard-drive blank
Prerequisites
CAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician. You should only
perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as
directed by the online or telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that is
not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions
that came with the product.
CAUTION: To maintain proper system cooling, all empty hard-drive slots must have hard-drive
blanks installed.
1. Ensure that you read the Safety instructions.
2. If installed, remove the bezel.
Steps
Press the release button and slide the hard-drive blank out of the hard-drive slot.
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