Remove A Storage Drive - Oracle X7-2L Service Manual

Remove a Storage Drive

"Install a Storage Drive" on page 72
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Remove a Storage Drive
1. Prepare the system for the drive removal.
Refer to
Identify the location of the drive that you want to remove.
2.
For storage drive locations, see
3. Remove the storage drive.
If you are removing an HDD or SSD storage drive, type the required
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operating system commands to stop the server from using the drive;
otherwise, proceed to the next step.
The exact commands required depend on the configuration of your drives. Unmount file
systems, or issue RAID commands as needed.
Note -
support for this varies depending on the operating system in use. For information on storage
drive status indicators (LEDs), see
If you are removing an NVMe storage drive, see the procedures for your
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operating system.
Note -
Oracle Linux, Oracle VM, or Microsoft Windows Server. Servers that are running Red Hat
Enterprise Linux do not support NVMe drives.
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"Take Antistatic Measures" on page
The blue OK to Remove status indicator LED on the drive may or may not light, as
NVMe storage drives are supported only on servers that are running Oracle Solaris,
"Removing and Replacing an NVMe Storage Drive Using Oracle
Solaris" on page 74
"Removing and Replacing an NVMe Storage Drive Using Oracle
Linux" on page 77
"Removing and Replacing an NVMe Storage Drive Using Microsoft Windows
Server" on page 81
62.
"Storage Drive Locations and Numbering" on page
"Storage Drive Status Indicators" on page
68.
31.