Configuring (Replacing) - IBM pSeries 630 6C4 Service Manual

Configuring (Replacing)

1. Remove the disk drive from its protective packaging, and open the drive latch handle.
2. Install the disk drive in the drive slot. Align the disk drive with the drive slot rails, and slide the disk
drive into the slot until it contacts the backplane at the rear of the drive bay. The drive should be in
far enough for the latch handle to engage the latch. Push the disk drive lever up and to the rear to
lock the disk drive. The LED above the slot will turn on.
3. Log in as root user.
4. At the command line, type smitty.
5. Select Devices.
6. Select Install/Configure Devices Added After IPL and press Enter. Successful configuration is
indicated by the OK message displayed next to the Command field at the top of the screen.
7. Press F3s, Cancel, to go back to the first menu and select System Storage Management (Physical
and Logical Storage) and press Enter.
8. Select Logical Volume Manager and press Enter.
9. Select Volume Groups and press Enter.
10. Select Set Characteristics of a Volume Group and press Enter.
11. Select Add a Physical Volume to a Volume Group.
12. Fill in the fields for the drive you are adding to the system. Press F4 for a list of selections.
13. To finish the drive configuration, see the AIX System Management Guide: Operating System and
Devices.
Documentation for the AIX operating system is available from the IBM Eserver pSeries Information
Center at http://publib16.boulder.ibm.com/pseries/en_US/infocenter/base. Select AIX documentation.
The AIX Documentation CD contains the base set of publications for the operating system, including
system-management and end-user documentation.
14. Press F10 to exit smitty.
Hot-Plug Disk Drive Removal
Attention: Before you perform the following procedure, ensure that the customer has taken appropriate
actions to back up the data for the drive you are removing, and that the drive has been removed from the
configuration. Physically removing a hot-plug drive from the system before it has been removed from the
system configuration can cause unrecoverable data corruption. Refer to "Deconfiguring (Removing) or
Configuring a Disk Drive" on page 470.
To remove a hot-plug disk drive, do the following:
1. Before removing the disk, ensure all data has been saved.
2. Deconfigure the drive you are removing from the system. See "Deconfiguring (Removing) or
Configuring a Disk Drive" on page 470.
3. On a Model 6C4, open the rack front door.
On a Model 6E4, open the front bezel door.
4. Remove the front bezel as described in "Front Bezel Removal (Model 6C4)" on page 442 or the disk
drive access cover as described in "Disk Drive Access Cover Removal (Model 6E4)" on page 438.
5. Locate the hot-plug disk drive you plan to remove. If you are removing a faulty disk drive, a lit amber
LED located at the front right side of each disk drive will help you isolate the faulty drive.
6. Log in as root user.
7. At the command line, type smitty.
Chapter 9. Removal and Replacement Procedures
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