Oracle X5-4 Service Manual page 116

Remove a Storage Drive (CRU)
For storage drive designation information, see
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Designations" on page
NVMe storage drives must first be prepared using operating system commands to prevent
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data loss and an operating system crash.
Determine whether you can replace the storage drive using the hot-plug or hot-
1.
swap procedure or whether you need to power off the server and use the cold-
swap procedure.
A cold-swap is required if the storage drive:
Contains the operating system, and the operating system is not mirrored on
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another drive.
Cannot be logically isolated from the online operations of the server.
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2. Do one of the following:
To hot-plug a SAS drive:
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a.
b.
To hot-plug an NVMe drive:
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a.
b.
To cold-swap a drive:
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Take the drive offline.
This removes the logical software links to the drive and prevents any applications
from accessing it. To take a storage drive offline, use OS-specific commands or the
HBA software (MegaRAID or StorCLI).
Prepare the server for service.
See "Prepare the Server for Hot Service" on page
Use operating system commands to prepare the drive for removal:
"Removing and Replacing an NVMe Storage Drive Using Oracle
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Solaris" on page 121
"Removing and Replacing an NVMe Storage Drive Using Oracle
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Linux" on page 125
Prepare the server for service.
See "Prepare the Server for Hot Service" on page
"DVD, Storage Drive, and USB
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