Remove The Hba - Lenovo ThinkAgile HX1521-R User Manual

Table 10. HBA options
Appliance
ThinkAgile HX3521-G, ThinkAgile HX5521
ThinkAgile HX7521
A failed HBA card is indicated by:
• The Nutanix Prism Web console shows a message about the LSI HBA not being detected.
• vCenter Alarms or Hardware Status shows an alert.
• Slow disk performance or slow system performance.
• The hypervisor cannot detect SSDs and HDDs, or the red LEDs on the drives are illuminated
• The hypervisor or BIOS does not detect the HBA card
Attention: Replacing the RAID adapter might impact your RAID configurations. Back up your data before
you begin to avoid any data loss due to a RAID configuration change.

Remove the HBA

Use this information to remove the HBA from the RAID adapter slot on the system board.
"Read the
installation
Guidelines" on
page 41
Before removing the HBA:
1. Place the node in maintenance mode by following the procedure
Hardware Replacement Documentation.
2. Power off the node and if the cable management arm is not in place, disconnect all the cables.
3. Remove the appliance from the rack.
4. Remove the top cover.
5. Remove any parts and disconnect any cables that might impede your access to the RAID adapter.
To remove the HBA adapter from the RAID adapter slot on the system board, complete the following steps:
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NodeThinkAgile HX7521 Node
HBA option
ThinkSystem 430-16i SAS/SATA 12Gb HBA
(x1)
ThinkSystem 430-8i SAS/SATA 12Gb HBA
(x3)
"Power off
the server
for this task"
on page 33
Enter Maintenance Mode
"ATTENTION:
Static Sensitive Device
Ground package before opening"
on page 43
in the Nutanix