Installing The Disk Drive; Checking Status Indicators - HP 6100 User Manual

1. Open HP Command View EVA and in the Navigation pane select th storage system.
The Initialized Storage System Properties window opens.
2. Click System Options.
3. Select Set system operational policies.
4. If the Device Addition Policy is set to Automatic, change it to Manual.
5. Click Save changes.
NOTE: If you want to return the Device Addition Policy to automatic, repeat steps 1 through 5
after verifying the disk drive has the correct firmware version.

Installing the disk drive

1. Push in the ejector button on the disk drive and pull the release lever down to the full open
position.
2. Insert the drive into the enclosure as far as it will go (1,
3. Close the release lever until it engages the ejector button, and the disk drive seats in the
backplane (2,
4. Press in firmly on the disk drive to ensure it is seated properly.
Figure 35 Installing the disk drive

Checking status indicators

Check the following to verify that the disk drive is operating normally:
NOTE: It may take up to 10 minutes for the component to display good status.
Check the disk drive status indicators. See
◦ Activity indicator (1) should be on or flashing
◦ Online indicator (2) should be on or flashing
◦ Fault indicator (3) should be off
Check the following using HP Command View EVA.
◦ Navigate to the disk drive and check the operational state. It should be
◦ Ensure the disk drive is using the correct firmware. Record the Model number and the
Firmware version of the disk. Check the firmware version against the supported disk
firmware in the HP Enterprise Virtual Array Disk Drive Firmware Support. See
information" (page 107)
If the disk drive is using an unsupported version of firmware, download the correct
firmware from the following website and install it using the instructions included with the
firmware file. Do not add the disk drive to a disk group if it is using an unsupported
firmware version.
http://www.hp.com/support/evadiskfirmware
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