Replacing Drives; Replacing An Ssd Drive - Dell EMC VxFlex Ready Node R840 Manual

Hardware FRU procedures

Replacing drives

Replacing an SSD drive

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SSD and NVMe drives are supplied in hot-swappable drive carriers that fit in the drive
slots. Before replacing the drives, ensure that you perform all required software-
related tasks to avoid loss of data.
CAUTION
Before attempting to remove or install a drive, see the documentation for the
storage controller card to ensure that the host adapter is configured correctly.
CAUTION
Do not turn off or restart your system while a drive is being formatted. Doing so
can cause a hard drive failure.
When you format a drive, allow enough time for the formatting to complete. Be aware
that high-capacity drives can take a long time to format.
To replace the SSD drive in a VxFlex Ready Node, perform the tasks in the following
checklist, in the order they are listed.
Note
Before starting this FRU procedure, familiarize yourself with the topics in
information before performing a FRU procedure
CAUTION
This FRU procedure requires you to perform mandatory software tasks in VxFlex
OS, as described in the VxFlex Ready Node Field Replacement Unit Software Guide .
You will be referred to these mandatory software tasks in the following checklist.
Check Task
List
☐ 1 Identify the faulty part.
Perform mandatory software tasks to prepare the node for part replacement:
☐ 2 Prepare the server for drive
replacement.
on page 56.
Topic
See System diagnostics and indicator
codes on page 203.
See "Replacing an SSD drive" in the
VxFlex Ready Node Field Replacement Unit
Software Guide . Perform all software-
related tasks listed up until you are
directed back to this guide to replace the
actual component.
Important