FRU Replacement Guide
3 Controller Node Replaceable Units
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3.4 Solid State Disk Replacement Procedure
The a solid state disk (SSD) on a Controller Node is an
Intel DCS3500 Series 240 GB, SATA 6 Gb/s
. It is hot swappable
after being decommissioned in the CMC.
Prerequisites
•
Caution:
If the faulty SSD has postgresql database on it, you must perform a failover first!
To check whether the faulty SSD is the one hosting the postgresql database, do the following:
1.
In the CMC, navigate to
Dashboard
>
Administration
>
Storage Management
>
MetaStores
>
env_metastore
.
2.
See if the device name is part of env_metastore (in other words, if the device name appears under
the
SSD Disk
column).
To perform a failover, see
Managing Hardware
in the
HGST Active Archive System Administration
Guide
.
• Decommission the faulty SSD in the CMC. For more information, see
Managing Hardware
in the
HGST Active
Archive System Administration Guide
.
• Obtain a replacement SSD from HGST.
Required Tools
• Ladder
• Long Phillips-head screwdriver
Time Estimate:
40 minutes.
To replace an SSD, proceed as follows:
Warning:
Replace only one disk at a time on the Controller Node.
1.
Obtain details about the decommissioned disk from the CMC.
a) In the CMC, navigate to
Dashboard
>
Administration
>
Hardware
>
Disks
>
Decommissioned
.
Figure 13: Decommissioned Disks in the CMC
b) Click the desired decommissioned disk.
The
decommissioned disk details
are displayed.
c) (Optional) Right-click anywhere in the decommissioned disk details, select
>
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