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Access the CLI or GUI of the server.
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Observe the drive LEDs to verify that the drive is operating correctly. For more information
about drive LEDs, see "Drive LEDs."
Replacing an NVMe drive
Guidelines
NVMe drives support hot insertion.
Support for hot removal and managed hot removal of NVMe drives varies by operating system. For
more information, see "Appendix C Hot removal and managed hot removal of NVMe drives." To
remove an NVMe drive in an operating system that does not support hot removal and managed hot
removal of NVMe drives, first power off the server.
If you are using the drives to create a RAID, follow these restrictions and guidelines:
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For efficient use of storage, use drives that have the same capacity to build a RAID. If the drives
have different capacities, the lowest capacity is used across all drives in the RAID. A drive with
extra capacity cannot be used to build other RAIDs.
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If the installed drive contains RAID information, you must clear the information before
configuring RAIDs. For more information, see the storage controller user guide for the server.
To configure RAID settings after the drive is replaced, see the storage controller user guide for the
server.
Prerequisites
To replace a drive in a non-redundancy RAID array, back up data in the RAID array.
Procedure
1.
Identify whether the operating system of the server supports hot removal and managed hot
removal of NVMe drives.
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If the operating system supports hot removal or managed hot removal, identify the NVMe
drive to be removed, and then remove the drive or perform managed hot removal for the
drive.
For data security purposes, perform hot removal as a best practice. For more information
about managed hot removal, see "Appendix D Managed hot removal of NVMe drives."
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If the operating system does not support hot removal or managed hot removal, power off the
server. For more information, see "
2.
Remove the security bezel, if any. For more information, see "
3.
Remove the drive. For more information, see "
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4.
Install a new drive. For more information, see "
5.
Install the removed security bezel, if any. For more information, see "
Verifying the replacement
Use the following methods to verify that the drive is installed correctly:
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Verify the drive properties (including capacity) by using one of the following methods:
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Access HDM. For more information, see HDM online help.
