When installing a replacement drive, ensure that the replacement drive is foreign to the array. Do not use a global hot spare (GHS) drive from the same array.
If the replacement drive is FDE-enabled (contains a lock key), it must be reprovisioned (secure erased) before it can be integrated into a volume.
Installing a Storage Drive
- Open the drive latch and insert the new drive into the empty drive bay.
- Push the drive in until it is firmly seated.
- Close the drive latch and press firmly until a click is heard. As the HDD spins up, the drive's Service Action Required LED might blink intermittently.A blinking Active LED indicates that data is being restored to the new drive.
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Refer to the table below for instructions on how to proceed.
If the replacement storage drive is... Proceed to... Brand new, non-FDE enabled (has never been installed in any other array) Completing the Procedure Used, FDE enabled (has been installed in another array, has a lock key) Reprovisioning Storage Drives, then Completing the Procedure Used, non-FDE enabled (has been installed in another array, no lock key) Completing the Procedure