Installing and removing internal hard disks

UCS supports SFF, serial attached SCSI (SAS), and SATA solid-state disk (SSD) hard drives. B200 M4 blade servers also support non-volatile memory express (NVMe) SFF 2.5-inch hard drives via PCI Express. The B200 M4 also provides the option of an SD card to deploy small footprint hypervisors such as ESXi.

To insert a hard disk into B200, B260, B420, and B460 blade servers, follow these steps:

1. Make sure you are wearing an ESD wrist wrap grounded to the blade server cover.
2. Remove the blank cover.
3. Press the button on the catch lever on the ejector arm.
4. Slide the hard disk completely into the slot.
5. Push the ejector lever until it clicks to lock the hard disk.
6. To remove a hard disk, press the button, release the catch lever, and slide the hard disk out.

Do not leave a hard disk slot empty. If you do not intend to replace the hard disk, cover it with a blank plate to ensure proper airflow.