Installing A Disk Drive Or Solid-State Drive In The 8284-21A Or 8284-22A System With The Power Turned On In Ibm I - IBM Power System 5148-22L Manual

Figure 17. Covering the SSD cage in an expanded function system
4. If applicable, replace the front cover. For instructions to replace the front cover on an expanded
function system, see "Installing the front cover on a rack-mounted 5148-21L, 5148-22L, 8247-21L,
8247-22L, 8284-21A, or 8284-22A system" on page 153.
5. To configure the newly installed disk drive or solid-state drive, see "Configuring a disk drive or
solid-state drive for use in an AIX system or AIX logical partition" on page 114.
Installing a disk drive or solid-state drive in the 8284-21A or 8284-22A
system with the power turned on in IBM i
Learn how to install a disk drive or solid-state drive (SSD) in a system with the IBM i operating system
or IBM i logical partition that controls the drive location powered on.
Before you install a feature, ensure that the software that is required to support the feature is installed on
your system. For information about software prerequisites, see the IBM Prerequisite website
(http://www-912.ibm.com/e_dir/eServerPrereq.nsf). If the required software is not installed, see the
following websites to download it, and then install it before you continue:
v To download system firmware updates, software updates, and fix packs, see the Fix Central website
(http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/).
v To download Hardware Management Console (HMC) updates and fixes, see the Hardware
Management Console Support and downloads website (www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/sas/
f/hmcl/home.html).
To install a disk drive or solid-state drive in a system, complete the following steps:
1. "Preparing the 8284-21A or 8284-22A system to install a disk drive or solid-state drive with the power
turned on in IBM i" on page 22.
2. "Installing a disk drive or solid-state drive in the 8284-21A or 8284-22A system with the power turned
on in IBM i" on page 24.
3. "Preparing the 8284-21A or 8284-22A system for operation after installing a drive with the power
turned on in IBM i" on page 28.
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