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Update Date: | 2012-07-05 |
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1272278.1
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Sun Fire V880 - V890 How to Replace a Faulty Disk Drive:ATR:918:0 [Video]
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- Sun Fire V880z Visualization Server
- Sun Fire V880 Server
- Sun Fire V890 Server
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- PLA-Support>Sun Systems>Sun_Other>Sun Collections>SN-OTH: SPARC-CAP VCAP
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In this Document
Applies to:
Sun Fire V880 Server - Version Not Applicable and later
Sun Fire V890 Server - Version Not Applicable and later
Sun Fire V880z Visualization Server - Version Not Applicable and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.
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Video - Sun Fire V880/V890 Action Plan: Hard Disk Drive Replacement (2:05)
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DISPATCH INSTRUCTIONS
- WHAT SKILLS DOES THE ENGINEER NEED:
No Special Training Required
- TIME ESTIMATE: 30 min
- TASK COMPLEXITY: 0
FIELD ENGINEER INSTRUCTIONS:
- PROBLEM OVERVIEW:
Disk faulty
- WHAT STATE SHOULD THE SYSTEM BE IN TO BE READY TO PERFORM THE
RESOLUTION ACTIVITY?:
The operating system should be configured by the Administrator such that the disk drive is free for replacement.
e.g. The disk may be part of Solaris Volume Manager, Veritas Volume Manager, mounted file-system, raw partitions, etc. See REFERENCE section below for links to detailed VM disk replacement steps.
A data backup may be required to restore data onto a replaced disk.
If a data backup is not required it is still a wise precaution.
- WHAT ACTION DOES THE ENGINEER NEED TO TAKE:
Follow standard ESD procedures to avoid Electrostatic Discharge
If This is a Cold Replace:
1, Have the Administrator shutdown the application and OS.
2, Power off the machine
3, Proceed to steps to "Physically remove Disk From System"
If this is a Hot-Plug Replace:
The drive should be in an unused state for Hot-Plug replacement.
1, As root run the luxadm remove_device command
# luxadm remove_device <Disk_Drive>
where Disk_Drive is /dev/rdsk/cXtXdXs2
The system will ask for verification.
The system will prompt you to hit return after Replacing the Drive.
Note – It may take up to one minute for the drive to come offline and spin down
2, Proceed to "Physically remove Disk From System". And then return to step 3 in Hot-Plug
3, Hit Return to acknowledged that the physical replacement is complete.
Note – Screen confirmation may take up to one minute.
4, Verify with format that the drive is present.
5, Hot-Plug replace is complete.
Physically remove Disk From System
1. Open front bezel on the server.
2. Slide the catch to the right, remove the drive
3. Slide the catch to the right, install the new drive.
4. Push the metal level until the HDD clicks in place.
5. Close the front bezel.
6, Cold-Replace is Complete. For Hot-Plug Return to Step 3 in Hot-Plug section.
OBTAIN CUSTOMER ACCEPTANCE
- WHAT ACTION DOES THE CUSTOMER NEED TO TAKE TO RETURN THE SYSTEM TO
AN OPERATIONAL STATE:
Reconfigure disk as previously configured. e.g. Part of raid set or mounted file-system or raw partition or other.
PARTS NOTE:
REFERENCE INFORMATION:
V880 http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E19095-01/sfv880.srvr/index.html
V890 http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E19095-01/sfv890.srvr/index.html
Detailed SVM instructions can be found at http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E19253-01/816-4520/troubleshoottasks-96/index.html
See <Document 1010946.1> for Detailed Veritas Volume Manager instructions.
See <Document 1002753.1> for Detailed ZFS instructions
References
<NOTE:1010946.1> - General Guidance for Diagnosis and Replacing Internal Server Disks and JBOD Disks within Solaris
<NOTE:778.1> - Multimedia Content Reference
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