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:
- Make sure you are wearing an ESD wrist wrap grounded to the blade server cover.
- Remove the blank cover.
- Press the button on the catch lever on the ejector arm.
- Slide the hard disk completely into the slot.
- Push the ejector lever until it clicks to lock the hard disk.
- 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.