Replacing 2.5-Inch Hard Disk Drive - NEC Express5800 Series Maintenance Manual

Chapter 2 Configuring and Upgrading the System
5.3.3

Replacing 2.5-inch Hard Disk Drive

Follow the procedure below to remove the failed hard disk drive. The hard disk drive is replaced with new device
while the server is continuously running.
Replacing the Hard Disk Drive
1. Locate the failed hard disk drive.
When a hard disk drive fails, the DISK ACCESS LED on the hard disk drive's handle lights amber. Refer
to Chapter 2 (1.4 How to Locate Failed Disks).
2. Remove the failed hard disk according to Chapter 2 (1.5 How to Recover the Failed Disks) and (5.3.2
Removing 2.5-inch Hard Disk Drive).
3. Wait at least 30 seconds, and then gollow the steps in Chapter 2 (5.3.1 Installing 2.5-inch Hard Disk
Drive) to install a new hard disk drive.
4. Restore the redundant configuration.
See Chapter 2 (1.5 How to Recover Failed Disks).
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Important See Chapter 2 ("5.1.3 Installing, Removing and Replacing Devices") and Chapter 1
(1.8 Anti-Static Measures )in Safety Precautions and Regulatory Notices before
starting installing or removing options.
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Note The hard disk drive to be installed for replacement must have the same specifications
as its mirroring hard disk drive.
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Use unsigned hard disk drive for replacement. To use the signed hard disk drive, it is
necessary to restore the duplex configuration according to Chapter 2 (1.5 How to
Recover the Failed Disks) after formatting the disk physically.
As to physical format, see Chapter 3 (3.3 Physical Formatting of the Hard Disk Drive).
Express5800/R320e-E4, R320e-M4 Maintenance Guide (Linux)
5. Installing and Replacing Optional Devices