NetApp® E-Series Storage Systems: Replacing a Fan Canister in
the DE6600 Drive Tray
To download SANtricity ES Storage Manager and related product documentation, go to the NetApp
Support Site at support.netapp.com.
Before you replace the fan canister in the DE6600 drive tray, gather antistatic protection and a replacement fan canister.
ATTENTION Possible equipment damage
it within 15 minutes to prevent the possibility of overheating the equipment.
You can determine whether you have a failed fan canister in two ways:
The Recovery Guru directs you to replace a failed fan canister.
You locate the failed fan canister by checking the Fan Service Action Required LED.
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protection when handling tray components.
1. Gather support data about your storage array by using one of these methods:
Use the storage management software to collect and save a support bundle of your storage array. From the Array
Management Window, select Monitor >> Health >> Collect Support Data. Then name and specify a location on
your system where you want to store the support bundle.
Use the command line interface (CLI) to run the save storageArray supportData command to gather
comprehensive support data about the storage array. For more information about this command, refer to the
Command Line Interface and Script Commands. Running this command can temporarily impact performance on
your storage array.
2. Did the Recovery Guru direct you to replace a failed fan canister?
Yes – Go to step 3.
No – Run the Recovery Guru to identify the failed component.
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your Technical Support representative before performing step 3.
3. If the Recovery Guru has directed you to replace the fan canister and the blue Fan Service Action Allowed LED is not
on, type this command on the command line, and press Enter:
SMcli <ctrl_IP1> -c "Set tray [trayID] fanCanister [left|right] service Allowed
Indicator=on;"
In this command:
<ctlr_IP1> is the identifier of the controller to which the drive tray is assigned.
[trayID] is the identifier of the drive tray that contains the fan canister you want to replace. Drive tray ID values
are 0 to 99. Be sure to type the square brackets around the identifier.
This procedure is for systems running SANtricity
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If you perform this procedure with the power turned on, you must complete
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To prevent electrostatic discharge damage to the tray, use proper antistatic
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To avoid taking the wrong fan canister offline, contact
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10.83 and later.
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