Correct procedure to hotswap SAS drives

Hi

I have a DL385 G5 with hotswap SAS drives. This server runs vmware ESXi so I don't have the usual Insight web interface and I've not yet setup Insight Mgr to remotely manage it. What I see is a blinking amber light on one of the two system drives (RAID-1). Before I hotswap I just want to confirm that the blinking amber light does indicate the array is in good condition for a hotswap.

Thanks
Mark