Removing The Disk Drive - IBM Power System POWER7 Series Common Service Procedures

Removing the disk drive

1. From the IBM Power RAID Configuration Utility display, select Work with disk unit recovery. Press
Enter.
2. From the Work with Disk Unit Recovery display, select Concurrent remove device. Press Enter. A
Concurrent Device Remove display is shown, similar to the following display.
Choose a single location for remove operations
1=Select
OPT Name PCI/SCSI Location
--- ------ -------------------------- ------------------------- -----------------
sdc 0000:41:01.0.1/0:8:0
0000:41:01.0.1/0:5:
sdb 0000:41:01.0.1/0:4:0
sda 0000:41:01.0.1/0:3:0
0000:41:01.0.1/1:8:
sdf 0000:41:01.0.1/1:5:0
sde 0000:41:01.0.1/1:4:0
sdd 0000:41:01.0.1/1:3:0
0001:61:01.0.2/0:8:
sdh 0001:61:01.0.2/0:9:0
sdg 0001:61:01.0.2/0:3:0
Figure 28. Example Concurrent Device Remove display
3. Type option 1 (Select) next to the location for the disk drive you want to replace. Press Enter.
4. The Verify Device Concurrent Remove display is shown. The concurrent maintenance light turns on
for that disk drive slot.
5. On the Verify Device Concurrent Remove display, verify that the selected disk drive is the disk drive
you want to replace, then press Enter. The identify light turns on for the disk drive.
Note: Ensure that the disk drive is not in use to prevent loss of data.
6. The Complete Device Concurrent Remove display is shown.
Attention:
v Attach a wrist strap to an unpainted metal surface of your hardware to prevent electrostatic
discharge (ESD) from damaging your hardware.
v When using a wrist strap, follow all electrical safety procedures. A wrist strap is 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 a 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.
7. Squeeze and pull the handle of the disk drive out toward you before you remove the disk drive as
shown in Figure 29 on page 93 or Figure 30 on page 93. If the handle is not all the way out, the disk
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Concurrent Device Remove
Description
Physical Disk
Physical Disk
Physical Disk
Physical Disk
Physical Disk
Physical Disk
Physical Disk
Physical Disk
Status
Active
Empty
Active
Active
Empty
Active
Active
Active
Empty
Active
Active