Replace Drive; Prepare To Replace Drive; Remove Drive - Fujitsu ETERNUS AB Series Hardware Maintenance Manual

This section describes how to replace a drive in the following controller shelves:
• AB6100 controller shelf

Replace drive

The Recovery Guru in SANtricity System Manager monitors the drives in the storage array and can notify you
of an impending drive failure or an actual drive failure. When a drive has failed, its amber Attention LED is on.
You can hot-swap a failed drive while the storage array is receiving I/O.

Prepare to replace drive

You prepare to replace a drive by checking the Recovery Guru in SANtricity System Manager and completing
any prerequisite steps. Then, you can locate the failed component.
Procedure
1. If the Recovery Guru in SANtricity System Manager has notified you of an impending drive failure, but the
drive has not yet failed, follow the instructions in the Recovery Guru to fail the drive.
2. If needed, use SANtricity System Manager to confirm you have a suitable replacement drive.
a) Select Hardware.
b) Select the failed drive on the shelf graphic.
c) Click the drive to display its context menu, and then select View settings.
d) Confirm that the replacement drive has a capacity equal to or greater than the drive you are replacing
and that it has the features you expect.
For example, do not attempt to replace a hard disk drive (HDD) with a solid-state disk (SSD). Similarly,
if you are replacing a secure-capable drive, make sure the replacement drive is also secure-capable.
3. If needed, use SANtricity System Manager to locate the drive within your storage array: From the drive's
context menu, select Turn on locator light.
The drive's Attention LED (amber) blinks so you can identify which drive to replace.
Note: If you are replacing a drive in a shelf that has a bezel, you must remove the bezel to see the drive
LEDs.
What to do next
Go to Remove drive.

Remove drive

You remove a failed drive to replace it with a new one.
Before you begin
• You have an ESD wristband, or you have taken other antistatic precautions.
• You have reviewed
• You have prepared a flat, static-free work surface.
About this task
When you remove a drive, you must slide the drive partly out of the shelf and wait for the drive to spin down.
Then, you can remove the drive completely.
Requirements for replacing drives.
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