Replacing A Drive Expander Module - Cisco UCS C3160 Installation And Service Manual

Installing or Replacing System Components

Replacing a Drive Expander Module

The system can support one optional drive expander module.
The module contains one fault LED that indicates when the module has failed (see
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Figure 3-16
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The drive expander module is hot-swappable, which means that you can remove it without shutting down
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system power.
The drive expander module is accessed from the rear of the system, so you do not have to pull the system
out from the rack.
Step 1 Remove a drive expander module from the system:
a.
b.
c.
Step 2 Remove any drives from the old module and move them to your new drive expander module. Install each
drive to the same position that it occupied in the old module.
Step 3 Install a new drive expander module:
a.
b.
c.
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Drive Expander Module External Features
Drive expander module fault LED
Grasp the two module ejector levers and pinch their latches to release the levers (see
Rotate both levers to the outside at the same time to evenly disengage the module from the midplane
connectors.
Pull the module straight out from the system.
With the two ejector levers open, align the new module with the empty bay.
Push the module into the bay until it engages with the midplane connectors.
Rotate both ejector levers toward the center until they lay flat and their latches lock into the rear of
the module.
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2 Drive expander module ejector levers (two)
Maintaining the System
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