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Option 1: Replace SSD
1. If you want to manually assign drive ownership for the replacement drive, you need to
disable automatic drive assignment replacement drive, if it is enabled
You manually assign drive ownership and then reenable automatic drive
assignment later in this procedure.
a. Verify whether automatic drive assignment is enabled:
You can enter the command on either controller module.
If automatic drive assignment is enabled, the output shows
column (for each controller module).
b. If automatic drive assignment is enabled, disable it:
-node node_name -autoassign off
You must disable automatic drive assignment on both controller modules.
2. Properly ground yourself.
3. Physically identify the failed drive.
When a drive fails, the system logs a warning message to the system console indicating
which drive failed. Additionally, the attention (amber) LED on the drive shelf operator
display panel and the failed drive illuminate.
The activity (green) LED on a failed drive can be illuminated (solid), which
indicates that the drive has power, but should not be blinking, which
indicates I/O activity. A failed drive has no I/O activity.
4. Remove the failed drive:
a. Press the release button on the drive face to open the cam handle.
b. Slide the drive out of the shelf using the cam handle and supporting the drive with your
other hand.
5. Wait a minimum of 70 seconds before inserting the replacement drive.
This allows the system to recognize that a drive was removed.
6. Insert the replacement drive:
a. With the cam handle in the open position, use both hands to insert the replacement
drive.
b. Push until the drive stops.
c. Close the cam handle so that the drive is fully seated into the mid plane and the handle
storage disk option show
in the "Auto Assign"
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