Hard Drive Hot-Service Capabilities - Oracle SPARC T5-4 Service Manual

Hard Drive Hot-Service Capabilities

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Related Information
"Supported Storage and Backup Devices" on page 20
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"Component Service Task Reference" on page 20
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"Hard Drive Hot-Service Capabilities" on page 88
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"Hard Drive LEDs" on page 89
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"Determine Which Hard Drive Is Faulty" on page 90
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"Remove a Hard Drive" on page 90
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"Install a Hard Drive" on page 93
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"Verify the Hard Drive" on page 94
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Hard Drive Hot-Service Capabilities
The hard drives in the server are hot-serviceable, meaning that the drives can be removed and
inserted while the server is powered on.
Depending on the configuration of the data on a particular drive, the drive might also be
removable while the server is online. However, to hot-service a drive while the server is online
you must take the drive offline before you can safely remove it. Taking a drive offline prevents
any applications from accessing it, and removes logical software links to it.
You cannot hot-service a drive in the following situations:
If the drive contains the operating system and the operating system is not mirrored on
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another drive.
If the drive cannot be logically isolated from the online operations of the server.
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If either of these conditions apply to the drive being serviced, you must take the server offline
(shut down the operating system) before you replace the drive.
Related Information
"Hard Drive Locations" on page 87
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