4.
Install the disk drive:
1.
Support the bottom of the disk drive as
you align it with the guide rails in the
system unit. Do not hold the disk drive by
the handle.
2.
Slide the disk drive into the system until it
stops.
3.
Push the disk drive handle in until it
locks.
Note:
When you install a disk drive,
ensure that the drive is fully seated and all
the way into the system.
5.
Add the new disk drive as a resource:
1.
Press Enter.
The disk drive slot exits the remove state and enters the normal state.
2.
Exit to the RAID Hot-Plug Devices menu. Press the F3 or ESC 3 key to return.
3.
Exit to the Task selection display.
4.
Select
Log Repair Action
.
5.
Select the disk drive that you replaced and then press Enter.
6.
Select
Commit
after you have made your selection and then press Enter.
7.
Exit to the command line.
6.
To rebuild data on the replacement disk drive, refer to the information in the
AIX System Management Guide:
Operating System and Devices
.
7.
Go to Verifying a repair.
This completes this procedure.
Replacing the disk drive using Linux
Use this procedure to replace a disk drive in a location that is controlled by a system or logical partition
that is running Linux.
Preparing to remove the disk drive
1.
Log in as root user.
2.
Type
iprconfig
on the command line of the Linux session and press Enter.
The IBM Power RAID Configuration Utility display is shown.
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