Verify Removal Of An Nvme Storage Drive; Install An Nvme Storage Drive - Oracle Exadata X10M Service Manual

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Verify that the OK to Remove indicator (LED) on the NVMe drive is lit.
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On the NVMe drive you plan to remove, push the latch release button to open the drive
3.
latch.
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Grasp the latch and pull the drive out of the drive slot.
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Consider your next steps:
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Verify Removal of an NVMe Storage Drive

To check the NVMe drive enumeration to verify that NVMe drive has been removed, type:
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# lspci -nnd :0a54
View the command output and verify that the entry for the slot number that was disabled
2.
no longer appears.
This command returns output similar to the following:
86:00.0 Non-Volatile memory controller [0108]: Intel Corporation Device [8086:0a54]
8d:00.0 Non-Volatile memory controller [0108]: Intel Corporation Device [8086:0a54]
d9:00.0 Non-Volatile memory controller [0108]: Intel Corporation Device [8086:0a54]
e0:00.0 Non-Volatile memory controller [0108]: Intel Corporation Device [8086:0a54]

Install an NVMe Storage Drive

Perform this procedure to physically install an NVMe storage drive into the server.
Note:
After you physically remove an NVMe storage drive from the server, wait at least 10
seconds before installing a replacement drive.
Remove the replacement drive from its packaging and place the drive on an antistatic
1.
mat.
If necessary, remove the drive filler panel.
2.
Align the replacement drive with the drive slot.
3.
The drive is physically addressed according to the slot in which it is installed. It is
important to install a replacement drive in the same slot as the drive that you removed.
Slide the drive into the slot until the drive is fully seated.
4.
See
Remove a Storage Drive.
If you are replacing the drive, continue to
and then Install an NVMe Storage
If you are not replacing the drive, install a filler panel in the empty drive slot to
maintain proper airflow and perform administrative tasks to configure the server to
operate without the drive.
For information on how to install a storage drive filler panel, see
Filler Panels.
Install a Storage Drive.
Removing and Replacing Storage Drives Using an OS
NVMe Storage Drives.
Verify Removal of an NVMe Storage
Drive.
Chapter 4
Drive,
Remove and Install
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