Remove Controller Canister - Fujitsu ETERNUS AB Series Hardware Maintenance Manual

2. From the Details area of the Recovery Guru, determine which battery to replace.
3. Back up the storage array's configuration database.
If a problem occurs when you remove a controller, you can use the saved file to restore your configuration.
a) In System Manager, navigate to the support page.
b) Select the Support Center tab.
c) Select the Diagnostics tab.
d) Select Collect Support Data.
4. If the controller is not already offline, take it offline now using SANtricity System Manager.
• a. Select Hardware.
b. If the graphic shows the drives, select Show back of shelf to show the controllers.
c. Select the controller that you want to place offline.
d. From the context menu, select Place offline, and confirm that you want to perform the operation.
Note: If you are accessing SANtricity System Manager using the controller you are attempting to take
offline, a SANtricity System Manager Unavailable message is displayed. Select Connect to an alternate
network connection to automatically access SANtricity System Manager using the other controller.
5. Wait for SANtricity System Manager to update the controller's status to offline.
Attention: Do not begin any other operations until after the status has been updated.
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Remove controller canister

You remove the controller canister so you can replace the failed battery with a new one. Disconnect all the
cables then you can slide the controller out of the controller shelf.
Before you begin
• You must use labels to identify each cable that is connected to the controller canister.
• You have an ESD wristband, or you have taken other antistatic precautions.
• You have prepared a flat, static free work area.
Procedure
1. Put on an ESD wristband or take other antistatic precautions.
2. Label each cable that is attached to the controller canister.
3. Disconnect all the cables from the controller canister.
Attention: To prevent degraded performance, do not twist, fold, pinch, or step on the cables.
4. Confirm that the Cache Active LED on the back of the controller is off.
5. Squeeze the handles on either side of the controller, and pull back until it releases from the shelf.
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