Adding Larger Capacity Drives - Silicon Graphics TP9400 RAID Owner's Manual

Adding Larger Capacity Drives

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5. Pull out the blank drive sled (Figure 7-1 on page 102).
6. Unpack the new drive sled. Save all packing materials in case you need to return the
drive sled.
7. Review all documentation shipped with the new drive sleds for updated
replacement procedures and other information.
8. Slide the new drive sled fully into the slot.
9. Lower (close) the lever.
10. Check the drive Activity and Fault indicators above the new drive sleds.
The Activity indicators should be on and the Fault indicators should be off.
Note: The Fault indicator may flash intermittently while the drive spins up.
• If the Activity indicator is off, the drive sled may not be installed correctly.
Remove the drive sled, wait 30 seconds, and then reinstall it.
• If the Fault indicator stays on, or the Activity indicator stays off, the new drive
may be bad. Refer to the storage management software (TPSSM7) for problem
determination.
11. Configure the new drives using the storage management software (TPSSM7).
This section provides guidelines for upgrading the disk drives in a storage array.
Carefully read your software documentation and this entire section to determine if you
should use this procedure, use a modified version of this procedure, or use a different
procedure provided by your operating system. Instructions provided with your software
should supersede anything given here.
Caution: Electrostatic discharge can damage sensitive components. Use a grounded
wrist strap or other antistatic precautions before handling drive enclosure
components.
The only method for upgrading disk drives is to replace them all at the same time. This
method requires you to back up the drive enclosure and shut down the storage array
before replacing the drives. After replacing all the drives, you must reconfigure the drive
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