Physically Remove An Nvdimm From A Node - Dell EMC VxFlex Ready Node User Manual

Physically remove an NVDIMM from a node

Identify a NVDIMM-N module and correlate its storage devices
3. When the status shows that the operation was successful, click Close.
4. From the Backend > Devices view, navigate to the corresponding Acceleration
Pool, and locate the device that you want to remove.
5. Right-click the device, and choose Remove.
6. In the dialog box that is displayed, click OK.
7. When the status shows that the operation was successful, click Close.
8. In some cases, a rebuild/rebalance begins.
Use the Dashboard view to determine when that is complete. The device is
removed from the VxFlex OS system. You may now either remove the physical
drive from the system, or add it to the SDS as a storage device. If you have
other RFcache acceleration devices installed in the SDS, or in other SDSs in the
Storage Pool, set the Read Flash Cache policy back to Enabled at both levels.
To remove an NVDIMM from a node, identify the NVDIMM to be removed and then
use the GUI to remove it from the VxFlex OS system. The procedures that follow are
for removing a failed device, which is the most common scenario for removing an
NVDIMM device.
Note: For more information, refer to the AMS NVDIMM FRU Guide .
Identify the failed NVDIMM-N memory module and the correlating storage devices
that interact with the module in the VxFlex OS Fine Granularity Storage Pool. This
task is also required when replacing the NVDIMM battery on the node or replacing the
system board.
Before you begin
Ensure that you know:
The IP address of the iDRAC port.
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The username and password for the iDRAC portal.
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About this task
Note: In the following task, the term "failed NVDIMM" also refers to all NVDIMMs
mounted on the server in cases of a failed NVDIMM battery or failed system
board.
Procedure
1. From a web browser go to http://
2. In the Dell Console Login window, enter the username and password, and then
click Login.
The Dashboard displays the high-level status of all hardware devices in the
System Health pane. The Memory icon should display an alert, signifying a
failed device.
3. Double-click the icon of the failed memory device to display more information
about the failed NVDIMM.
4. From the Maintenance tab, select System Event Log.
Configuring the System using the VxFlex OS GUI
<iDRAC_IP_address> .
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