FXT 5000 Series Field Service Guide
The image on the
Node Details
page highlights the failed drive.
Note:
If you cannot identify the failed drive, contact Avere Global Services for assistance before proceeding.
The drive replacement process is different for data drives and for system drives, so you must determine which kind of
drive has failed.
• The first six drive slots on the left of the chassis are data drives.
• The two drives to the right of the data drives are system drives.
The two rightmost drive slots are unused. Refer to the diagrams in
FXT 5000 Series Front and Rear Illustrations
(page 10) for more information.
If a data drive has failed, follow the instructions in
(page 20).
If a system drive has failed, follow the instructions in
Replacing A Failed System Drive
(page 23).
5.2 Replacing A Failed Data Drive
As an overview, there are three steps in replacing a failed data drive on an FXT 5000 Series node that is part of an
Avere cluster.
1. Remove the failed drive from the system (Avere OS software does this automatically)
2. Replace the drive hardware
3. Reformat the node to add the new drive
It is unnecessary to power down the node to replace a drive.
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Chapter 5. Replacing Failed Drives
