Replacing A Node Hard Drive; Figure 46 Dxi6900 G1 Node Drive Slot Numbering - Quantum DXi6900 Field Service Manual

Chapter 3: FRU Removal and Replacement Procedures
Replacing Node Hard Drives
Replacing a Node Hard
Drive
Figure 46 DXi6900 G1 Node
Drive Slot Numbering
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This section describes how to remove and replace a drive in the DXi6900
G1 Node. Hard drives are pre-assembled in hot-pluggable drive carriers
that fit into the drive bays.
Caution: Do not remove a hard drive that has not failed. Instead,
only remove a drive that has failed. If you accidently
remove a good drive, wait 30 seconds before reinserting
the drive.
Caution: Use appropriate ESD precautions, including the use of a
grounding strap, when performing this procedure.
Removing and replacing a hard drive in the Node includes the following
steps:
1 Identifying a Failed Drive in the Node
2
Removing a Drive from the Node
3 Installing a Replacement Drive in the Node
Identifying a Failed Drive in the Node
The DXi6900 G1 Node supports sixteen high capacity (900 GB) hard disk
drives (HDDs) (Figure
operating system, system software, and indexes needed for data
deduplication, replication, space reclamation.
46). The Node hard drives are used for the
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