Remove A Hard Drive - Oracle SPARC T5-8 Service Manual

1. Determine if the System Service Required LEDs are lit on the front panel or the
rear I/O module.
See "Interpreting LEDs" on page
2. From the front of the server, check the drive LEDs to identify which drive needs
to be replaced.
See "Hard Drive LEDs" on page
3. Remove the faulty drive.
See "Remove a Hard Drive" on page
Related Information
"Remove a Hard Drive" on page 83
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"Verify the Hard Drive" on page 86
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Remove a Hard Drive

Hard drives are hot-service components if they are in slots 1 to 7. The hard drive in slot 0
cannot be removed unless it has an alternate I/O path.
This procedure requires that you handle components that are sensitive to electrostatic
Caution -
discharge. This discharge can cause server components to fail.
1. Locate the drive in the server that you want to remove.
See "Front Panel Components (Service)" on page 14
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drives in the server.
■ See "Determine Which Hard Drive Is Faulty" on page 82
drive.
Determine if you need to shut down the OS to replace the drive, and perform one
2.
of the following actions:
If the drive cannot be taken offline without shutting down the OS, follow
■
instructions in
go to Step
■ If the drive can be taken offline without shutting down the OS, go to
Take the drive offline:
3.
29.
82.
83.
"Power Off the Server (SP Command)" on page
4.
Remove a Hard Drive
for the locations of the
to locate a faulty
54, and then
Step 3.
Servicing Hard Drives 83