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 Sun Fire V120 - How To Remove and Replace a Sun Fire V120 Disk Drive

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DISPATCH INSTRUCTIONS
   WHAT SKILLS DOES THE FIELD ENGINEER/ADMINISTRATOR NEED?:

Sun Fire V120  product training is desirable but not required, as the part is a CRU.

   TIME ESTIMATE: 40

   TASK COMPLEXITY: 0

FIELD ENGINEER/ADMINISTRATOR INSTRUCTIONS:
   PROBLEM OVERVIEW: Faulty Disk

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

The operating system should be configured by the customer 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.
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 FIELD ENGINEER/ADMINISTRATOR NEED TO TAKE?:

The following procedures describe how to remove and install a disk drive in the Sun Fire V120 server.

Note – The server and Hard Disk Drives contain electronic parts that are extremely sensitive to static electricity. Do not touch any metal parts. Wear an antistatic wrist strap.

Follow standard ESD procedures to avoid Electrostatic Discharge

The Hard Disk Drives are hot-pluggable modules. This means that you do not need to power off the server or remove it from the rack to install or remove the Hard Disk Drives.
However, you do need to make sure that no system or application software is using a Hard Disk Drive when you remove it.

Removing a SCSI Hard Disk DriveWith Solaris Running
If you are removing a Hard Disk Drive while the Operating System is still running, you must remove the drive logically from the Operating System before removing it physically.

If you are removing a Hard Disk Drive with the Operating System shutdown, then proceed to step 6 (below).

1. Check that the Hard Disk Drive you want to remove is visible to the Operating System.

eg: # format

2. Next find out the correct Ap_Id label for the Hard Disk Drive that you want to remove.

eg: # cfgadm -al

Note – Before proceeding, you must remove the Hard Disk Drive from all of its software mount positions and delete any swap areas in use on the disk. If the disk is the system’s boot device, do not proceed further with these instructions. Do not attempt to unconfigure the boot disk.

3. Now unconfigure the Hard Disk Drive that you intend to remove.
To do this, use the unconfigure command and specify the device you intend to remove.

For example, if it is Disk 1, type: # cfgadm -c unconfigure c1::dsk/c1t1d0

4. Check that the device is now “unconfigured”.

eg: cfgadm -al

5. Confirm that the Hard Disk Drive you want to remove from the server is no longer visible to the Operating System.

eg: # format

It is now safe to remove the Hard Disk Drive physically from the server without shutting down the Operating System.

6. Remove the front bezel.
 - Release the bezel from the server by pressing in on the tabs at either end of the bezel.

7. Pull out the grilles.

8. Locate the latch at the front of the disk and slide it to the right. This causes the metal lever to open.

9. Holding the latch, pull the disk part way out of its bay and leave it for a minute to make sure it has stopped spinning. (If a disk is fully removed while it is still spinning, gyroscopic forces can damage its bearings.)

10. When it has stopped spinning, pull it out of the chassis.

Installing a SCSI Hard Disk DriveWith and Without Solaris Running

1. Slide the Hard Disk Drive  into its tray at the front of the server.

2. Push it in firmly until the metal lever starts to close: this indicates that it has engaged with the backplane connector.

3. Then, push the metal lever until the disk drive clicks into place.

Note – When inserting a Hard Disk Drive into its enclosure, make sure the top of the drive is touching the top of the enclosure. If you try to install it with the bottom of the drive touching the bottom of the enclosure, the drive will not align.

4. Replace the grilles and front bezel.

If you have just installed a Hard Disk Drive and you have Solaris running, you must now perform the following steps:

5. With the new Hard Disk Drive physically installed in the drive bay, log into the system as root and run the format command to make the disk visible to the Operating System.

eg: #format

6. Type the following command to find out the label of the new Hard Disk Drive (this appears as the Ap_Id column of the output of the folloqwing command):

eg: # cfgadm -al

7. Connect the new disk logically to the Operating System by typing the following command, specifying the correct Ap_Id label for the disk you have installed (in this sample command the Ap_Id label is for Disk 1):

eg: # cfgadm -c configure c1::dsk/c1t1d0

8. Confirm that the disk is now connected and configured by typing:

eg: # cfgadm -al

9. The disk is now available to be mounted for operation.

OBTAIN CUSTOMER ACCEPTANCE
   WHAT ACTION DOES THE FIELD CUSTOMER/ADMINISTRATOR 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:

Please refer to the Sun Fire V120 Oracle System Handbook: https://support.oracle.com/handbook_private/Systems/SunFireV120/SunFireV120.html

REFERENCE INFORMATION:

Sun Fire V120 and Netra 120 User's Server Guide: http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E19102-01/n120.srvr/816-2090-10/816-2090-10.pdf

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