Hot Swapping Disk Drives; Recovering From A Disk Drive Failure - Adaptec 5325302053 User Manual

Hot Swapping Disk Drives

The term hot swap refers to the ability to remove and add components to a system
without the need to turn off the server or interrupt client access.
Do not hot swap a disk drive that is part of a pool, volume, or logical
Caution
device. You may lose data and pool configuration information if you do.
You can hot swap disk drives on a Snap Server 700i Series or SANbloc S50 RAID 1,
5, 6, 10, 50, 60, or 1E by following the basic steps outlined next:
Remove the front bezel by pressing in the latches on each side of the bezel and
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pulling the bezel away from the chassis (700i Series only).
On the closed handle of the failed disk drive, press the button in and to the left to
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release the latch.
Open the handle and pull to remove the drive from the chassis.
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Release the latch on the new drive and open its handle. If the handle is closed,
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you cannot insert the disk drive completely into the bay.
Insert the new disk drive, making sure you push it forward until it is firmly
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seated and the handle begins to swing closed. Then close the handle until it clicks
into place to completely seat the drive to its connection.
Be sure to push firmly on the drive to securely seat it in the drive bay before
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you close the handle. You should hear a click to indicate the drive has been
inserted as far as it can go.
Replace the front bezel (700i Series only).
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Recovering from a Disk Drive Failure

When a disk drive fails for any reason, it is represented in Adaptec
Storage Manager with a red X, as shown at right.