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Remove a secured drive
Remove a secured drive
Before you begin
You have completed these tasks:
• Obtained an unsecured replacement drive of the same type, speed, and capacity of the drive you are
removing. You cannot replace a secured drive with a drive that does not supported encryption or a
drive that is currently secured by a different controller. If the drive is currently secured, you must erase
the drive to delete its security attributes. See
Erase a drive that supports encryption
on page 40.
• Read the guidelines for maintaining disk drives. See
Drive maintenance guidelines
on page 52.
• Read the guidelines for protecting hardware from electrostatic discharge. See
About electrostatic
discharge
on page 17.
Procedure overview
NOTE:
If the system is in a Federation, using incompatible drives might cause your Federation to
function incorrectly. Also, performance might be degraded while a drive is defective or missing.
Procedure
1.
Remove the bezel, if necessary.
2.
Examine the drive LEDs to identify the failed drive.
3.
Press the release button to release the drive handle.
4.
Rotate the handle downward, disengaging the drive from the slot.
5.
Grasp the edge of the plastic drive carrier and slowly remove the drive from the slot.
If you are monitoring using the SimpliVity interface, the RAID set has a status of Degraded.
6.
Place the drive on a surface that is protected from electrostatic discharge.
7.
Install the replacement drive.
