How To Install A Disk Drive; Before You Begin; What To Do - Sun Microsystems Fire V890 Service Manual

How to Install a Disk Drive

Before You Begin

The system's disk drive hot-plug feature lets you install a disk drive without
shutting down the operating system or turning off the system power. For more
information about disk drives, refer to the Sun Fire V890 Server Owner's Guide. For
more information about hot-plugging, see:
"About Hot-Pluggable and Hot-Swappable Components" on page 6
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Note – PCI and disk hot-plug operations are not supported when the system ok
prompt is displayed. You can only perform these hot-plug operations while the
operating system is running.
Complete this task:
"How to Avoid Electrostatic Discharge" on page 26
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Note – You need a system console in order to perform disk hot-plug operations. For
additional details, see

What to Do

1. If you are performing a hot-plug operation, prepare the system to receive the new
disk drive.
The hot-plug installation procedure involves software commands for preparing the
system prior to installing the disk drive. See
Swappable Components" on page
2. If you are not performing a hot-plug operation, halt the operating system and
power off the system.
See "How to Power Off the System" on page
3. Unlock and open the front door, if it is not open already.
4. Attach the antistatic wrist strap to a metal surface inside the system chassis.
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"About Setting Up a Console" on page
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"About Hot-Pluggable and Hot-
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