• No errors are displayed in the Lenovo XClarity Controller interface.
• No errors are displayed in the Lenovo XClarity Administrator
• No errors are displayed in the Lenovo XClarity Integrator
M.2 backplane and M.2 drive replacement
An assembled M.2 backplane and M.2 drive is also known as M.2 module. Lenovo support may ask that the
M.2 module or M.2 backplane and M.2 drive be replaced.
Remove the M.2 drive
Use this information to remove the M.2 drive from the M.2 backplane.
"Read the
installation
Guidelines" on
page 47
Before you remove an M.2 drive in the M.2 backplane:
1. From the vSphere web client, migrate all virtual machines if VMware Distributed Resource Scheduler
(DRS) is not enabled on the cluster.
2. Place the node in maintenance mode by following the procedure
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3. Power off the node and if the cable management arm is not in place, disconnect all the cables. Pull the
node chassis out of the rack.
4. Remove the compute node from the enclosure (see
5. Remove the compute node cover (see
6. Remove the M.2 backplane (see
Complete the following steps to remove an M.2 drive from the M.2 backplane.
Figure 45. M.2 drive removal
Step 1.
Press both sides of the retainer and slide it backward to loosen the M.2 drive from the M.2
backplane.
Note: If your M.2 backplane has two M.2 drives, they will both release outward when you slide the
retainer backward.
"Power off
the compute
node
for this task"
on page 32
.
Remove the compute node from the chassis
Remove the compute node cover
Remove the M.2 backplane
"ATTENTION:
Static Sensitive Device
Ground package before opening"
Enter Maintenance Mode
).
).
.
Chapter 8
Hardware replacement procedures
on page 49
in the
VMware
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