Requirements For Hard Disk Replacement; Overview Of The Procedure - Hitachi 3080 G1 Hardware Reference Manual

Requirements for hard disk replacement

Before replacing the hard disks, ensure that you have:
• Completed a disk health check. This health check should be performed at
• The following tools and equipment:
• The password for the "manager," "supervisor," and "root" user accounts on
• A maintenance period as described in
• Access to the Linux operating system of the server/node. See

Overview of the Procedure

This section provides a high-level overview of the hard disk replacement
process. See the sections referenced in each step for detailed instructions.
Note: Approximately one week before starting this disk replacement,
perform the disk health check. See "Step 1: Performing an Internal Drive
Health Check" on page 55 for more information. The hard disk replacement
process is as follows:
Procedure
1.
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least one week in advance of the planned disk replacement. See
Performing an Internal Drive Health Check on page 83
information.
○ #2 Phillips screwdriver.
○ A laptop that can be used to connect to the server's serial port. This
laptop must have an SSH (Secure Shell) client or terminal emulator
installed. The SSH client or terminal emulator must support the UTF‐8
(Unicode) character encoding. See
node on page 81
○ A null modem cable.
○ An Ethernet cable.
○ Replacement hard disks.
○ Minimum firmware revision of 7.0.2050.17E2:
If the system firmware version is older than 7.0.2050.17E2, update it to
the latest mandatory or recommended firmware level before beginning
the hard disk replacement procedure. Refer to the Server and Cluster
Administration Guide for more information on upgrading firmware.
the server with the hard disks to be replaced.
disk replacement on page
Linux on the server and node on page 81
Perform a health check: See
Check on page 83
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Accessing Linux on the server and
for more information.
Downtime considerations for hard
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Step1: Performing an Internal Drive Health
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