Owners Manual

Replacing Hard Drives
The SC180 expansion enclosure supports up to 84 3.5‐inch hot‐swappable hard drives installed in a two‐
drawer, three‐row, 14‐column configuration. Hard drives are connected to a backplane using Disk Drive in
Carrier (DDIC) hard drive carriers.
Identifying the Failed Hard Drive
To determine which hard drive failed, use the Dell Storage Client.
1. Click the Hardware tab.
2. In the Hardware tab navigation pane, select and expand the failed storage system.
3. In the Hardware Alerts area, find the hardware alert that identifies the enclosure with the failed hard
drive.
Figure 15. Hardware Alert Identifying the Enclosure with the Failed Hard Drive
4. In the Hardware tab navigation pane, expand the enclosure identified in the previous step.
5. Select Disks. The status of each disk drawer is displayed in the Disks tab.
6. Expand the drawer with the failed hard drive and then select the failed hard drive. The location of the
failed hard drive is displayed in the Disk View tab.
24
Replacing SC180 Expansion Enclosure Components