Removing a solid state drive

Use this information to remove an 1.8-inch hot-swap solid state drive (SSD).

Before you begin

Before you remove a hot-swap solid state drive, complete the following steps:

  1. Back up all important data before you make changes to solid state drives.
  2. Read Safety and Installation guidelines.

Procedure

To remove a solid state drive, complete the following steps:

  1. Remove the solid state drive bezel from the front of the node.
  2. For the solid state drive that you want to remove, press the release latch and rotate the loose end of the retention lever away from the compute node.
    opening the release latch on a solid state drive
  3. Pull the retention lever toward you to slide the solid state drive out of the slot.
    pulling the retention lever out and removing a solid state drive
    Note: When you remove a drive from the compute node, consider labeling the drive to indicate the slot from which the drive was removed so that you can install the drive back into the same slot.
  4. Close the retention lever and secure it with the latch.
    closing the retention lever
    Note: You might have to press the latch before you close the retention lever.

What to do next

If you are instructed to return the solid state drive, follow all packaging instructions, and use any packaging materials for shipping that are supplied to you.
Parent topic: Removing and replacing Tier 1 customer replaceable units (CRUs)