Pre-Replacement Procedures; Send Diagnostic Data Using Dell Supportassist; Put The Storage Center Into Maintenance Mode; Shut Down The Storage System - Dell SC180 Owner's Manual

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Remove any jewelry or metal objects from your body because they are excellent metal conductors
that can create short circuits and harm you if they come into contact with printed circuit boards or
areas where power is present.
Do not lift the expansion enclosure chassis by the handles of the power supply units (PSUs). They are
not designed to hold the weight of the entire chassis, and the chassis cover may become bent.
Before moving the expansion enclosure chassis, remove the PSUs to minimize weight.
Do not remove drives until you are ready to replace them.
NOTE: To ensure proper expansion enclosure cooling, hard drive blanks must be installed in any
hard drive slot that is not occupied.

Pre-Replacement Procedures

Perform the procedures described in this section before replacing a component of the SC180 expansion
enclosure.

Send Diagnostic Data Using Dell SupportAssist

Use Dell SupportAssist to send diagnostic data to Dell Technical Support Services.
1.
Use the Storage Client to connect to the Storage Center.
2.
In the Summary tab, click Send SupportAssist Information Now, which is located under
SupportAssist Actions in the Status pane. The Send SupportAssist Information Now dialog box
opens.
3.
Select Storage Center Configuration and Detailed Logs.
4.
Click OK.
The Storage Client displays the status of the SupportAssist action. A second dialog box opens when
the transfer of SupportAssist information has completed successfully.
5.
Click OK.

Put the Storage Center Into Maintenance Mode

Use Dell Storage Client to put the Storage Center into maintenance mode after sending SupportAssist
data to Dell Technical Support Services.
1.
In the Summary tab, click Edit Settings. The Edit Storage Center Settings dialog box opens.
2.
In the General tab, select Maintenance from the Operation Mode drop-down menu.
3.
Click OK.
The Storage Center is put into maintenance mode.

Shut Down the Storage System

If the field replaceable unit (FRU) is not hot-swappable, use the Dell Storage Client to shut down the
storage system. Shutting down the storage system results in a system outage, so plan to perform these
procedures during a maintenance window.
Prerequisites
Before shutting down the storage system, perform the following tasks:
1.
Identify the failed part.
2.
Identify the replacement part.
3.
Make sure you have the tools required to replace the part.
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