Rebuilding Data On A Replacement Disk Drive By Using Linux; Pci Adapter; Removing And Replacing A Pci Adapter Contained In A Cassette In An Aix Partition That Is Powered On - IBM Power System POWER7 Series Common Service Procedures

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Rebuilding data on a replacement disk drive by using Linux

Use this procedure to rebuild data on a replacement disk drive.
To rebuild data on the replacement disk drive, complete the steps listed here.
For an unprotected disk drive
If the disk drive you are replacing is in a RAID Level 0 disk array or in a failed RAID Level 5 or RAID
Level 10 disk array, complete the following steps:
1. Re-create the disk array.
2. Re-create the file systems on the disk array.
3. Copy the data back to the restored disk array from your backup media.
For information on these tasks, see the PCI-X SCSI RAID Controller Reference Guide for Linux, SA23-1327.

PCI adapter

Use this procedure to service a PCI adapter.
If your system is managed by the Hardware Management Console (HMC), use the HMC to complete the
steps for removing and replacing a PCI adapter. For instructions, see Removing a part by using the
Hardware Management Console.
The PCI adapter is serviced concurrently. Select the procedure below based on your operating system.
If you are doing a concurrent repair by using the AIX operating system, go to Removing and replacing a PCI adapter
contained in a cassette in an AIX partition that is powered on.
If you are doing a concurrent repair by using the IBM i operating system, go to Removing and replacing a PCI
adapter contained in a cassette in an IBM i partition that is powered on.
If you are doing a concurrent repair by using the Linux operating system, go to Removing and replacing a PCI
adapter contained in a cassette in a Linux partition that is powered on.
Removing and replacing a PCI adapter contained in a cassette in an
AIX partition that is powered on
Use this procedure to remove and replace a PCI adapter contained in a cassette with the power on.
Procedures performed on a PCI adapter in an AIX partition that is powered on, also known as hot-plug
procedures, require the system administrator to take the PCI adapter offline prior to performing the
operation. Before taking an adapter offline, the devices attached to the adapter must be taken offline as
well. This action prevents a service representative or user from causing an unexpected outage for system
users.
To remove and replace an adapter, do the following steps:
1. Determine the location of the PCI adapter in the system.
2. Record the slot number and location of each adapter being removed. Adapter slots are numbered on
the rear of the system unit.
3. Ensure that any processes or applications that might use the adapter are stopped.
4. Enter the system diagnostics by logging in as root user or as the CE login user, then type diag at
AIX command line.
5. When the DIAGNOSTIC OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS menu is displayed, press Enter.
6. At the FUNCTION SELECTION menu, select Task Selection, and then press enter.
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