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Installing Hot-Plug Disk Drive
Attention:
Before you perform these procedures, ensure that the customer has taken appropriate
actions to back up the data for the drive you are removing, and that the drive has been removed from the
configuration. Physically removing a hot-plug drive from the system before it has been removed from the
system configuration can cause unrecoverable data corruption. Refer to "Deconfiguring (Removing) a Disk
Drive" on page 47.
Do not use Install/Configure Devices Added After IPL if your system is set up to run HACMP clustering.
Consult with your system administrator or software support to determine the correct method to configure
the replacement disk.
Attention:
The Linux operating system does not support these hot-pluggable procedures. Also, Linux
does not support hot-plugging any hot-pluggable PCI adapters. A system with Linux installed must be shut
down and powered off before replacing any PCI adapter assigned to a Linux partition. Use the
non-hot-pluggable adapter procedures when replacing a PCI adapter with the Linux operating system
installed.
To install a hot-plug disk drive, do the following:
1. Ensure the handle on the front of the disk drive is open (perpendicular to the drive).
2. Align the drive assembly so that it engages the guide rails in the bay.
3. Push the drive assembly into the bay until the drive handle engages the lock mechanism.
4. Push the disk drive handle in until it locks. The LED on the disk drive will turn on.
5. Log in as root user.
6. At the command line, type smitty.
7. Select Devices.
8. Select Install/Configure Devices Added After IPL and press Enter. Successful configuration is
indicated by the OK message displayed next to the Command field at the top of the screen.
9. Press F10 to exit smitty.
10. Close the bezel door.
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