Hard Disk Drives; Handling Hard Disk Drives - Cisco C880 M4 Operating Manual

Handling Hard Disk Drives

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Hard Disk Drives

The Storage Subsystem can accommodate up to 24 2.5" hard disk drives.
Handling Hard Disk Drives
Hard disk drives are highly sensitive electromagnetic devices and must be
handled with great care. It is extremely likely that an incorrect handling will lead
to a partially and/or total failure of the hard disk drives.
These failures will result in data errors and to loss of data or to total destruction
of the hard disk drive.
Please observe following rules, which will help to avoid the occurrence of this
type of problems:
 Store and transport hard disk drives only within the limits stipulated
in the specification.
 When transporting hard disk drives (even over short distances),
always use the original packaging (ESD labeling).
 Never expose a hard disk drive to a temperature shock. Avoid the
formation of condensation inside and on the outside of the hard
disk drives. The hard disk drives may be exposed only to defined
temperature and climatic conditions.
 Hard disks must be put on antistatic mats with cushion. Never put
an HDD on another hard disk or directly on metallic desks. Keep
enough distance between hard disks to prevent the contact of two
disks at handling.
 Always put the hard disk drive down carefully, with its largest
surface facing downwards, to avoid the danger of tipping over.
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Cisco C880 M4 Storage Subsystem Operating Manual for Server with E7-8800 v3 CPU
Hard Disk Drives