How to remove and replace an X4240 HDD:ATR:2081:0

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Update Date:	2012-01-26
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Solution 1315277.1 : How to remove and replace an X4240 HDD:ATR:2081:0

Applies to:

Sun Fire X4240 Server - Version: Not Applicable and later [Release: N/A and later ]
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Goal

Remove and replace an X4240 HDD

Solution

DISPATCH INSTRUCTIONS

WHAT SKILLS DOES THE ENGINEER NEED:(IS A SITE ENGINEER AVAILABLE?)
General Sun X64 servers HW knowledge

TIME ESTIMATE: 30 minutes

FIELD ENGINEER INSTRUCTIONS

WHAT STATE SHOULD THE SYSTEM BE IN TO BE READY TO PERFORM THE RESOLUTION ACTIVITY? :

To hot-plug a drive you must take the drive offline (to prevent any applications from accessing it, and to remove the logical software links to it) before you can safely remove it.

WHAT ACTION DOES THE ENGINEER NEED TO TAKE:

Drive Status LEDs :
Blue : OK to Remove / Amber : Service Required / Green : OK/Activity

Removing a Hard Drive
1. Identify the drive you wish to remove.

2. Determine if the drive can be hot-plugged or cold-plugged.

3. Do one of the following:

To hot-plug a drive:
a. Unconfigure the drive, as required. You must take the drive offline before you can safely remove it.

b. Wait until the blue OK to Remove LED becomes lit, before you physically uninstall the drive.

To cold-plug a drive:
You must power off the server before you can safely remove the drive.

4. On the drive you plan to remove, push the drive release button to open the latch

5. Grasp the latch and pull the drive out of the drive slot.

Installing a Hard Drive
1. If necessary, remove the drive fillers from the chassis.

2. Determine the drive slot location for the replacement drive.

3. Slide the drive into the drive slot until it is fully seated

4. Close the latch to lock the drive in place.

5. Do one of the following:

If you have hot-plugged the drive:
Configure the drive.

If you have cold-plugged the drive:
Restore power to the server.

OBTAIN CUSTOMER ACCEPTANCE

WHAT ACTION DOES THE CUSTOMER NEED TO TAKE TO RETURN THE SYSTEM TO AN OPERATIONAL STATE:

For hot plug, configure the drive and verify drive availability.
Use appropriate software commands to re-activate/re-sync mirror if manual intervention is required

PARTS NOTE:

REFERENCE INFORMATION:

Sun Fire X4240 Server Service Manual
http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E19121-01/sf.x4240/820-3835-14/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 SCSI/SAS/SATA/FC-AL Disks running on Oracle Servers with Solaris
<NOTE:1002753.1> - How to replace a drive in Solaris[TM] ZFS

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