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5. Install the new drive CRU.
6. Check the drive LEDs.
7. Return to normal operation.
Upgrading drives
You can upgrade drives in the following two ways:
v By adding drives to empty slots in the storage server (see "Installing hot-swap
v By replacing existing drives with larger capacity drives
Adding larger-capacity drives
This section provides guidelines for upgrading the drives in the storage server.
Read the 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 that is provided by your operating system. Instructions that are provided
with your software should supersede anything stated in this document.
There are two methods for upgrading drives:
v Replacing all the drives at the same time
v Replacing the drives one at a time
a. Gently push the drive CRU into the empty bay until the tray handle 2
touches the storage-server bezel.
b. Push the tray handle 2 down into the closed (latched) position.
a. When a drive is ready for use, the green Activity LED is on, and the amber
Drive fault LED is off.
b. If the amber Drive fault LED is on and not flashing, remove the drive from
the unit and wait 10 seconds; then reinstall the drive.
drives" on page 50)
This method requires that you back up the data on the affected drives and then
turn off the storage server. After replacing all the drives, you must reconfigure the
new drives and restore data from backup. See the procedure in "Replacing all
drives at the same time" on page 54.
This is the safest way to exchange drives without losing data. However, this
method might take a long time to complete because of the backup,
reconfiguration, and restoration processes. In addition, other users are not able
to use the storage server (or any expansion units attached to the storage server)
until you finish the procedure. You must use this method on RAID 0 logical
drives.
In this method, you manually fail each drive, replace it, and wait for the system to
restore data to the new drive before installing the next drive. After you install the
new drives, you can configure them to make the additional drive space available.
See the procedure in "Replacing the drives one at a time" on page 56.
Using this method, you can replace the drives while the storage server is
running, eliminating the down time that is required if you replace all the drives at
once. However, this method is more risky because you can lose data if the drive
restoration or storage subsystem reconfiguration process fails. In addition, the
reconstruction process might take a long time. This method works only on
redundant logical drives (RAID 1, 3, or 5). You cannot use this method with any
drives containing RAID 0 logical drives.
Consider backing up your data if you use this method. This safeguards your data
if the restoration and reconfiguration process fails or the new drive malfunctions.
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