1.
Perform one of the following:
•
Set up a recovery server station using an identical server model. Do not install any internal
drives or BBWC in this server. (This is the preferred option.)
•
Find a server that has enough empty drive bays to accommodate all the drives from the
failed server and that meets all the other requirements for drive and array migration.
2.
Power down the failed server. If any data is trapped in the cache module, an amber LED on
the module blinks every 15 seconds.
CAUTION:
Do not detach the cable that connects the battery pack to the cache module.
Detaching the cable causes any unsaved data in the cache module to be lost.
3.
Transfer the hard drives from the failed server to the recovery server station.
4.
Remove the BBWC [cache module and battery pack (
“Removing the BBWC battery pack”
)] from the failed server.
5.
Perform one of the following:
•
Install the BBWC into an empty BBWC DIMM socket on the system board of the recovery
server.
•
Install the BBWC into an empty BBWC DIMM socket on any Smart Array Controller in
the recovery server.
6.
Power up the recovery server. A 1759 POST message is displayed, stating that valid data
was flushed from the cache. This data is now stored on the drives in the recovery server. You
can now transfer the drives (and controller, if one was used) to another server.
Remove the SPI board
To remove the component:
1.
Power off the server (
“Power off the server” (page 22)
).
2.
Extend the server from the rack.
3.
Remove the access panel.
4.
Disconnect all cables from the SPI board.
NOTE:
If replacing the SPI board or clearing NVRAM, you must re-enter the server serial
number through RBSU (
“Re-entering the server serial number and product ID” (page 70)
).
5.
Raise the levers, and lift the SPI board from the server.
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