Removing A Disk Drive From The 7063-Cr1 System - IBM Power Systems 7063-CR1 Service Manual

on page 70 to check the status of the drives, the IDs of the drives, and to rebuild the array. The disk drive
can be replaced with power on, and the HMC will continue to function normally.

Removing a disk drive from the 7063-CR1 system

Learn how to remove a disk drive from the IBM 7063-CR1 Hardware Management Console systems.
Procedure
1. Attach the electrostatic discharge (ESD) wrist strap. The ESD wrist strap must be connected to an
unpainted metal surface until the service procedure is completed, and if applicable, until the service
access cover is replaced.
Attention:
v Attach an electrostatic discharge (ESD) wrist strap to the front ESD jack, to the rear ESD jack, or to
an unpainted metal surface of your hardware to prevent the electrostatic discharge from damaging
your hardware.
v When you use an ESD wrist strap, follow all electrical safety procedures. An ESD wrist strap is
used for static control. It does not increase or decrease your risk of receiving electric shock when
using or working on electrical equipment.
v If you do not have an ESD wrist strap, just prior to removing the product from ESD packaging and
installing or replacing hardware, touch an unpainted metal surface of the system for a minimum of
5 seconds. If at any point in this service process you move away from the system, it is important to
again discharge yourself by touching an unpainted metal surface for at least 5 seconds before you
continue with the service process.
2. Locate the disk drive to replace.
a. Install the mvcli utility if it is not already installed. For more information, see "mvCLI commands"
on page 70.
b. Run the following mvcli command.
info -o pd
The information shows the disk drives, their serial numbers, and their positions.
c. Record the model, serial number, and position of the disk drive to replace. It is possible that failed
disk drive might not return information; such that only the working disk drive returns
information.
3. Using the position information, unlock the drive bay handle (B) by pushing in the handle release
latch (A) as shown in Figure 1 on page 4. Pull out the drive bay handle (B) towards you. If the disk
drive bay handle is not all the way out, the disk drive cannot slide out of the system. Remove the
disk drive from the system, supporting the bottom of the disk drive. If the drive does not match the
model and serial number you wrote down in the previous step, reinstall the disk drive in the drive
bay you removed it from, and check the other drive bay.
Removing and replacing parts in the 7063-CR1
3