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How to Replace a SPARC T4-2 and Netra T4-2 Hard Disk Drive

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DISPATCH INSTRUCTIONS

WHAT SKILLS DOES THE ENGINEER NEED:(IS A SITE ENGINEER AVAILABLE?)
This is a CRU procedure.

TIME ESTIMATE: 60 minutes

TASK COMPLEXITY: 0

FIELD ENGINEER INSTRUCTIONS

PROBLEM OVERVIEW: T4-2 failed hard drive

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

NOTE: This is a hot service procedure that can be performed by customers while the server is running. The drive must be taken offline before it is removed. If it cannot be taken offline, the OS must be shut down to prevent running programs from attempting to use it.

NOTE: Please be aware that Disks could be in hardware raid volumes. The "cfgadm" commands shown in this document (and in the Service manual) are for individual drives that are not part of RAID volumes. When a drive is part of a RAID volume, you do not need to unconfigure it before swapping it with a new drive. When replacing a failed drive in a hardware RAID volume, follow the T4-2 RAID Drive Replacement Strategies at: http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E23075_01/html/E23076/z400086d1535370.html#scrolltoc

WHAT ACTION DOES THE ENGINEER NEED TO TAKE:
Hard Drive Slot Configuration Reference

This topic describes the server’s hard drive slot organization.

This links shows the hard drive slot configuration: http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E23075_01/html/E23076/bbgcddce.html#scrolltoc

Address mapping between the Oracle Solaris OS device paths and physical hard drive slots is not fixed. For many storage administration tasks, the mapping of OS device names to physical hard drive slots must be determined before the task can be performed. See the SPARC T4 series servers administration guide for information on mapping SAS controller ports to physical drive slots.

Note - The server requires at least one hard drive to be installed and operational.

Note - This is a hot service procedure that can be performed by customers while the server is running.

Caution - The drive must be taken offline before it is removed. If it cannot be taken offline, the OS must be shut down to prevent running programs from attempting to use it.

* Determine if you need to shut down the OS to replace the drive, and perform one of the following actions:

1. If the drive cannot be taken offline without shutting down the OS, you'll have to power down the system before taking the drive offline.

2. If the drive can be taken offline without shutting down the OS,take the drive offline following this procedure:

http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E23075_01/html/E23076/z400002f9112.html#scrolltoc

- At the Oracle Solaris prompt, type the cfgadm -al command to list all drives in the device tree, including drives that are not configured.

- Select the drive that you want to remove. Unconfigure the drive using the cfgadm -c unconfigure command.

- Verify that the drives blue Ready-to-Remove LED is lit.
* Press the drive release button to unlock the drive and pull on the latch to remove the drive.
* Install the replacement drive or a filler tray.
* With the latch open on the replacement drive, align insert the drive into the drive bay and slide it forward until it is seated.
* Close the latch to lock the drive in place.
* Bring the drive online.
* Configure the drive using the cfgadm -c configure command.
* Verify the drive.

OBTAIN CUSTOMER ACCEPTANCE

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

PARTS NOTE:
SPARC T4-2: refer to https://support.oracle.com/handbook_private/Systems/SPARC_T4_2/components.html#Disks
Netra SPARC T4-2: refer to https://support.us.oracle.com/handbook_internal/Systems/Netra_T4_2/components.html#Disks

REFERENCE INFORMATION:
SPARC T4-2 Service Manual: http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E23075_01/index.html

Netra SPARC T4-2 Service Manual: http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E21893_01/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

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