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♦ ♦ ♦ C H A P T E R 3
Replacing Storage Components
This chapter provides instructions for replacing nonvolatile data storage components. Topics
include:
"3.1 Replacing a Hard Drive" on page 63
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"3.2 Replacing the Optical Media Drive" on page 67
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3.1
Replacing a Hard Drive
The hard drives in the server are hot-pluggable, but this capability depends on how the hard
drives are configured. To hot-plug a drive you must be able to take the drive offline before
you can remove it. Prevent any applications from accessing the drive and remove the logical
software links to it.
The following situations inhibit the ability to perform hot-plugging of a drive:
The hard drive provides the operating system, and the operating system is not mirrored on
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another drive.
The hard drive cannot be logically isolated from the online operations of the server.
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If your drive falls into one of these conditions, you must shut the system down before you
replace the hard drive. See
Note -
Remove a Hard Drive
Press the green tabs on either side of the bezel and pull forward and down
1.
(Figure
Caution -
damage to the hinges on either side.
"Power Off the Server" on page
Replacing a hard drive does not require removing the server from a rack.
3-1).
Do not open the bezel when it is resting on a flat surface. Doing so will result in
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