Disk drives or solid-state drives for the 8247-42L, 8286-41A, or 8286-42A

Learn how to install, remove, and replace disk drives or solid-state drives (SSDs) for the IBM® Power® System S824L (8247-42L), IBM Power System S814 (8286-41A), and the IBM Power System S824 (8286-42A) servers and for the supported drive enclosures or expansion units.

If you are installing, removing, or replacing mainstream SSDs, it is not supported to mix mainstream drives with enterprise drives in disk arrays. Also, you will need to monitor the amount of life that is remaining in the mainstream drives. For more information about these drives, see Mainstream solid-state drives.