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Disk drives or solid-state drives for the 8248-L4T, 8408-E8D,
or 9109-RMD

Learn how to install, remove, and replace disk drives or solid-state drives (SSDs) for the IBM
PowerLinux

™

7R4 (8248-L4T), the IBM Power

750 (8408-E8D), and the IBM Power 760 (9109-RMD)

systems and for the supported drive enclosures or expansion units.

Summary of Contents for 8248-L4T

Page 1: ...Power Systems Disk drives or solid state drives for the 8248 L4T 8408 E8D or 9109 RMD...

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Page 3: ...Power Systems Disk drives or solid state drives for the 8248 L4T 8408 E8D or 9109 RMD...

Page 4: ...ty Notices manual G229 9054 and the IBM Environmental Notices and User Guide Z125 5823 This edition applies to IBM Power Systems servers that contain the POWER7 processor and to all associated models...

Page 5: ...em or logical partition power turned on 17 Preparing to install a disk drive or solid state drive 17 Preparing to install a disk drive or solid state drive by using the HSM 18 19 Installing a disk dri...

Page 6: ...PCIe storage enclosure 57 58 Completing the disk drive or solid state drive replacement by using the diagnostic command 58 Completing the procedure 58 Replacing a disk drive or solid state drive in th...

Page 7: ...or solid state drive by using AIX 97 Preparing to remove a disk drive or solid state drive in a Linux system 97 Preparing to remove the disk drive 98 Rebuilding data on a replacement disk drive or sol...

Page 8: ...ctivating and deactivating LEDs by using the HMC 155 Deactivating a system attention LED or partition LED by using the HMC 155 Activating or deactivating an identify LED by using the HMC 155 Viewing s...

Page 9: ...Electronic emission notices 188 Class A Notices 188 Class B Notices 192 Terms and conditions 195 Contents vii...

Page 10: ...viii Disk drives or solid state drives...

Page 11: ...duct The documentation contains the safety information in your national language with references to the U S English source Before using a U S English publication to install operate or service this pro...

Page 12: ...equipment that will be attached to this product to properly wired outlets v When possible use one hand only to connect or disconnect signal cables v Never turn on any equipment when there is evidence...

Page 13: ...he customer to ensure that the outlet is correctly wired and grounded to prevent an electrical shock CAUTION v Do not install a unit in a rack where the internal rack ambient temperatures will exceed...

Page 14: ...choose can support the weight of the loaded rack cabinet Refer to the documentation that comes with your rack cabinet for the weight of a loaded rack cabinet v Verify that all door openings are at le...

Page 15: ...his product might contain one or more of the following devices CD ROM drive DVD ROM drive DVD RAM drive or laser module which are Class 1 laser products Note the following information v Do not remove...

Page 16: ...Power and cabling information for NEBS Network Equipment Building System GR 1089 CORE The following comments apply to the IBM servers that have been designated as conforming to NEBS Network Equipment...

Page 17: ...RMD Learn how to install remove and replace disk drives or solid state drives SSDs for the IBM PowerLinux 7R4 8248 L4T the IBM Power 750 8408 E8D and the IBM Power 760 9109 RMD systems and for the sup...

Page 18: ...2 Disk drives or solid state drives...

Page 19: ...the configuration rules you can install the drive as you would any other disk drive For more information about installing disk drives or solid state drives see the topic collection for your system or...

Page 20: ...901 PCIe Dual x4 SAS Adapter v FC 5908 PCI X DDR 1 5 GB Cache SAS RAID Adapter v FC ESA1 PCIe2 RAID SAS Adapter Dual port 6 Gb v FC ESA1 PCIe2 LP RAID SAS Adapter Dual port 6 Gb v PCIe2 3 1 GB Cache R...

Page 21: ...system or logical partition power turned on Learn how to install a disk drive or solid state drive in a system drive enclosure or an expansion unit with the AIX operating system or logical partition...

Page 22: ...id state drive in the 8248 L4T 8408 E8D or 9109 RMD system or expansion unit on page 7 Installing a disk drive or solid state drive in the 5887 disk drive enclosure on page 8 Installing a solid state...

Page 23: ...Ie storage enclosure on page 9 Installing a disk drive or solid state drive in the 8248 L4T 8408 E8D or 9109 RMD system or expansion unit Complete the following steps to install a disk drive or solid...

Page 24: ...state drive in the 5887 disk drive enclosure 1 With the handle in the unlocked position as shown in Figure 2 on page 9 support the bottom of the drive as you align it with the guide rails in the expan...

Page 25: ...de rails in the enclosure See Figure 3 on page 10 Note Do not hold the solid state drive only by the handle Support the drive by holding the drive by its sides 2 Slide the drive halfway into the EDR1...

Page 26: ...more than one disk drive or solid state drive repeat this procedure until all disk drives or solid state drives are installed d Press Cancel The SCSI and SCSI RAID Hot Plug Manager menu is displayed...

Page 27: ...iew the configuration rules and then return here For more information see Solid state drive configuration rules for the 8248 L4T 8408 E8D or 9109 RMD on page 3 Note Some of the figures in these proced...

Page 28: ...rrent Add display is shown A service indicator flashes for the slot where the disk drive or solid state drive can be installed Select from the following options v If you are installing a drive in a sy...

Page 29: ...ay out the drive does not slide into the system or expansion unit 4 Hold the drive by the top and bottom edges as you position the drive and insert it into the system or the expansion unit Note Do not...

Page 30: ...rive into the 5887 disk drive enclosure until the drive stops Important When installing a drive ensure that the drive is fully seated and is all the way into the enclosure 5 Rotate the handle to the l...

Page 31: ...ions go to Verifying that the new disk drive or solid state drive is installed and operational Verifying that the new disk drive or solid state drive is installed and operational Press Enter on the Co...

Page 32: ...ype option press Enter 1 Display hardware resource information details OPT Name PCI SCSI Location Description Status 0000 01 00 0 0 PCI E SAS RAID Adapter Operational 0000 01 00 0 0 0 0 0 Advanced Fun...

Page 33: ...408 E8D or 9109 RMD on page 3 Note Some of the figures in these procedures might not look exactly like the system or expansion unit that you have However the steps to complete the task are the same Pr...

Page 34: ...n the label that is shown on the front of the system unit or an expansion unit as shown in Figure 9 In the example U5074 001 AAAXXXX DB3 D32 you would install a disk drive or solid state drive in the...

Page 35: ...page 21 v If you are installing a drive in the EDR1 PCIe storage enclosure go to Installing a solid state drive in the EDR1 PCIe storage enclosure on page 21 Installing a disk drive or solid state dr...

Page 36: ...When you press Enter after your selected time delay the service indicator light comes on solid for 18 seconds You then have 18 seconds to slide the drive all the way in and then lock it in place by pu...

Page 37: ...6 On the console press Enter to indicate that you have installed the drive Proceed to the procedure for completing the disk drive or solid state drive installation For instructions go to Completing th...

Page 38: ...eting the procedure Complete the following steps after you install or replace the disk drive or solid state drive in a system enclosure or expansion unit 1 Replace the front cover For instructions see...

Page 39: ...8248 L4T 8408 E8D or 9109 RMD on page 3 Preparing to install a disk drive or solid state drive Complete the following steps before installing a disk drive or solid state drive in a system or in an exp...

Page 40: ...sure on page 26 Installing a disk drive or solid state drive in the 8248 L4T 8408 E8D or 9109 RMD system or expansion unit Complete the following steps to install a disk drive or solid state drive in...

Page 41: ...d state drive in the 5887 disk drive enclosure 1 With the handle in the unlocked position as shown in Figure 15 on page 26 support the bottom of the drive as you align it with the guide rails in the e...

Page 42: ...e handle in the unlocked position align the solid state drive with the guide rails in the enclosure See Figure 16 on page 27 Note Do not hold the drive only by the handle Support the drive by holding...

Page 43: ...or instructions see Verifying the installed part on page 149 4 To configure the newly installed disk drive or solid state drive see the following procedures for the applicable operating system that co...

Page 44: ...cement disk drive or solid state drive by using IBM i on page 107 v Rebuilding data on a replacement disk drive or solid state drive in a system or logical partition running Linux on page 100 28 Disk...

Page 45: ...d by either Redundant Array of Independent Disks RAID or mirroring or to use the powered off procedure go to Removing a disk drive or solid state drive from the 8248 L4T 8408 E8D or 9109 RMD with the...

Page 46: ...or that slot is flashing rapidly and record the location of the slot 13 Press Enter to stop the LED from flashing and continue 14 To prepare to remove the drive press F3 to return to the SCSI and SCSI...

Page 47: ...E8D or 9109 RMD on page 76 Removing a solid state drive from the EDR1 PCIe storage enclosure Complete the following steps to remove a solid state drive from the EDR1 PCIe storage enclosure 1 Select R...

Page 48: ...t while the power of the Linux operating system or logical partition that controls the drive location is turned on Attention Review the following information to determine if your situation requires fo...

Page 49: ...enclosure unit Preparing to remove a disk drive or solid state drive Complete the following steps before removing a disk drive or solid state drive from a system or from an expansion unit 1 Complete t...

Page 50: ...e the RAID 0 before proceeding For PCI X controller information see the PCI X SCSI RAID Controller Reference Guide for Linux PDF This PDF is available from the SCSI PCI Adapters web page For SAS RAID...

Page 51: ...n SSD Active 0000 01 00 0 0 0 4 0 Advanced Function SSD Active 0000 01 00 0 0 0 5 0 Advanced Function SSD Failed 0000 01 00 0 0 0 6 0 Advanced Function SSD Active 0000 01 00 0 0 0 8 0 Enclosure Active...

Page 52: ...n page 38 Display Hardware Status Type option press Enter 1 Display hardware resource information details OPT Name Resource Path Address Vendor Product ID Status sg23 FE IBM 57CE001SISIOA Operational...

Page 53: ...Z065075 P1 D4 Advanced Function SSD Active sg6 U5887 001 Z065075 P1 D5 Advanced Function SSD Active U5887 001 Z065075 P1 D6 Empty U5887 001 Z065075 P1 D7 Empty U5887 001 Z065075 P1 D8 Empty U5887 001...

Page 54: ...re 24 on page 39 2 On the Verify Device Concurrent Remove display verify that the selected drive is the drive you want to replace then press Enter Note Ensure that the drive is not in use to prevent l...

Page 55: ...wer to the Linux system or logical partition turned on on page 59 If you are not installing a replacement drive install a filler in the empty slot to ensure proper air flow for cooling For instruction...

Page 56: ...te drive from the 8248 L4T 8408 E8D or 9109 RMD with the IBM i system or logical partition power turned on Learn how to remove a failed Small Computer System Interface SCSI or serial attached SCSI SAS...

Page 57: ...om systems i infocenter and select from the following options If you select i 7 1 expand IBM i 7 1 Information Center Systems management Backup and recovery Recovering the system If you select i 6 1 e...

Page 58: ...automatically rebuilt c Determine whether an error was logged for the field replaceable unit FRU by using concurrent maintenance If yes continue with the next step 5 Did you find the service action lo...

Page 59: ...1 Remove device for the Action to be performed 10 Set the time delay for example for one minute 01 Note You can set an appropriate time delay of 01 19 minutes to allow adequate time to access the dis...

Page 60: ...e or solid state drive by the handle Press Enter on the console to indicate that you have removed the drive The identify LED turns off 5 If the removed drive has a bezel attached to it you can remove...

Page 61: ...d state drive 4 When the solid state drive identify LED turns on solid slide the release latch B over gently to unlock the drive handle See Figure 29 5 Grasp the handle C and pull the drive partially...

Page 62: ...the Hardware Service Manager HSM and press Enter 3 Type your service tools user ID and service tools password on the Start Service Tools STRSST Sign On display and press Enter 4 Select Work with disk...

Page 63: ...label AAAXXXX comes from the last seven digits of the sequence number SN or SEQ on the label and P3 D4 is the slot where you are replacing the disk drive as shown in Disk drives or solid state drives...

Page 64: ...icators on page 89 Important v When you press Enter after your selected time delay the service indicator light comes on solid for 18 seconds You then have 18 seconds to unlock and remove the drive You...

Page 65: ...filler in the empty slot to ensure proper air flow for cooling For instructions see Installing a disk drive filler in the 8248 L4T 8408 E8D or 9109 RMD on page 76 Removing a disk drive or solid state...

Page 66: ...en the device covers unless instructed otherwise in the installation and configuration procedures v Connect and disconnect cables as described in the following procedures when installing moving or ope...

Page 67: ...electrical safety procedures A wrist strap is for static control It does not increase or decrease your risk of receiving electric shock when using or working on electrical equipment v If you do not ha...

Page 68: ...he system or logical partition power turned off on page 70 If you are not installing a replacement drive install a filler in the empty slot to ensure proper air flow for cooling For instructions see I...

Page 69: ...ns see Replacing a solid state drive in the EDR1 PCIe storage enclosure on page 71 If you are not installing a replacement solid state drive install a filler in the empty slot to ensure proper air flo...

Page 70: ...54 Disk drives or solid state drives...

Page 71: ...em Interface SCSI or serial attached SCSI SAS drive in a system or an expansion unit while the power to the AIX operating system or logical partition that controls the drive location is turned on To r...

Page 72: ...elect Attach a Device to an SCSI Hot Swap Enclosure Device Choose from the following options v If you are replacing a drive in a system or expansion unit proceed to Replacing a disk drive or solid sta...

Page 73: ...ge enclosure Complete the following steps to replace a solid state drive in the EDR1 PCIe storage enclosure 1 With the handle in the unlocked position align the solid state drive with the guide rails...

Page 74: ...made your selection and then press Enter 5 Exit to the command line 6 Proceed to completing the procedure Completing the procedure Complete the following steps after you install or replace the disk dr...

Page 75: ...L4T 8408 E8D or 9109 RMD with the system or logical partition power turned off on page 70 You are installing a drive that is to be connected with the 6203 or 6204 SCSI adapter You do not feel comforta...

Page 76: ...e The Verify Device Concurrent Add display is shown The service indicator flashes for that drive slot Choose from the following options v If you are replacing a drive in a system or expansion unit pro...

Page 77: ...Verify Device Concurrent Add display verify that the selected drive is the drive you want to replace and then press Enter 7 When the identify LED flashes slide the disk drive or solid state drive all...

Page 78: ...eplacement by using the iprconfig command Complete the following steps by using the iprconfig command 1 Press Enter on the Complete Device Concurrent Add display to indicate that the disk drive or sol...

Page 79: ...hat you have However the steps to complete the task are the same Related information Removing and replacing a disk drive in the 5887 disk drive enclosure unit Preparing to replace the disk drive or so...

Page 80: ...ate drive does not slide into the system or an expansion unit 4 Hold the disk drive or solid state drive by the top and bottom edges as you position the drive and insert it into the system or the expa...

Page 81: ...CIe storage enclosure 3 Select the drive that you want to replace and press Enter on the console Important When you press Enter after your selected time delay the service indicator light comes on soli...

Page 82: ...edure Complete the following steps after you install or replace the disk drive or solid state drive in a system enclosure or expansion unit 1 Replace the front cover For instructions see Installing th...

Page 83: ...520 sequence number 1234567 and disk drive or solid state drive position P3 D4 In the example U5074 001 1234567 DB3 D32 you would install a disk drive or solid state drive in the expansion unit with t...

Page 84: ...drive Proceed to the procedure for completing the disk drive or solid state drive replacement For instructions see Completing the disk drive or solid state drive replacement by using the HSM Completi...

Page 85: ...he System service tools display v Yes Go to the next step 19 Select Display Device Parity Status and press Enter If the new drive is not active and hot spare protected do not continue Call your next l...

Page 86: ...duct might be equipped with multiple power cords To remove all hazardous voltages disconnect all power cords v Connect all power cords to a properly wired and grounded electrical outlet Ensure that th...

Page 87: ...an expansion unit 5 Hold the disk drive or solid state drive by the top and bottom edges as you position the drive and insert it into the system or the expansion unit Do not hold the disk drive or sol...

Page 88: ...rt the system or logical partition For instructions see Starting the system or logical partition on page 139 3 Verify the installed part v If you replaced the part because of a failure verify the inst...

Page 89: ...cable operating system that controls the disk drive or solid state drive v Rebuilding data on a replacement disk drive or solid state drive by using AIX on page 97 v Rebuilding data on a replacement d...

Page 90: ...74 Disk drives or solid state drives...

Page 91: ...s to remove the filler before installing a drive in the slot Note Some of the figures in this procedure might not look exactly like the system or expansion unit that you have However the steps to comp...

Page 92: ...n unpainted metal surface of your hardware to prevent electrostatic discharge ESD from damaging your hardware v When using a wrist strap follow all electrical safety procedures A wrist strap is for st...

Page 93: ...m or expansion unit as shown in Figure 47 3 Install or close the system expansion unit or rack front door Figure 46 Attaching a bezel to a disk drive filler Figure 47 Installing a disk drive filler Re...

Page 94: ...78 Disk drives or solid state drives...

Page 95: ...or expansion unit To install a disk drive filler see Installing a disk drive bezel in a disk drive or filler on page 80 Perform the steps in this procedure only if the disk drive or the disk drive fi...

Page 96: ...rew it is not removable and is a SAS disk drive The replacement SAS disk drive comes with an attached bezel 1 Attach the disk drive bezel A to the disk drive or to a disk drive filler Attention v Atta...

Page 97: ...e bezel latch C onto the front of the disk drive or filler as shown in Figure 49 Return to the procedure that brought you here Figure 49 Attaching a bezel to a disk drive filler Removing or installing...

Page 98: ...82 Disk drives or solid state drives...

Page 99: ...d SAS port or to enable internal disk sharing Complete the following steps to remove the external SAS port in the server 1 Complete the prerequisite tasks For instructions see Before you begin on page...

Page 100: ...site tasks For instructions see Before you begin on page 129 2 Stop the system or logical partition For instructions see Stopping a system or logical partition on page 143 3 Disconnect all PCI adapter...

Page 101: ...em Replacing the external SAS port in the 8248 L4T 8408 E8D or 9109 RMD Learn how to replace an external SAS port as a part of upgrading your disk drive backplane to replace a failed SAS port or to en...

Page 102: ...logical partition on page 139 5 Verify the installed part v If you replaced the part because of a failure verify the installed part For instructions see Verifying a repair on page 161 v If you instal...

Page 103: ...of internal and external drives SAS External Port feature FC 1819 SAS Cable Assembly for SAS Port Integrated Dual RAID controller v YI Cable FC 3686 System to SAS Enclosure Single Controller Dual Pat...

Page 104: ...llowing figure Restriction Internal disk drive sharing is only available when internal cable feature FC 1815 is installed from the DASD backplane to the read bulkhead of the system unit enclosure Also...

Page 105: ...and SSD SAS adapter locations Learn about the PCIe RAID and SSD SAS adapter locations and the location of the service indicators on the PCIe RAID and SSD SAS adapter Figure 54 shows the PCIe RAID and...

Page 106: ...or the 5887 disk drive enclosure The following figures show the front view and rear view of the 5887 disk drive enclosure and the disk drive locations in the 5887 disk drive enclosure Figure 55 Disk d...

Page 107: ...out the disk drive locations and where the service indicators are located for your disk drive enclosure The following figure shows the disk drive locations for the 5886 disk drive enclosure Figure 57...

Page 108: ...he disk drive service indicators for the 5886 disk drive enclosure Figure 59 Disk drive locations for the 5886 disk drive enclosure Figure 60 Front view of disk drive enclosure service indicators for...

Page 109: ...onnected to a SCSI bus port The controller end of the cable is clearly labeled with the disk drive enclosure to which it connects If the enclosure is not connected to a disk drive controller you must...

Page 110: ...7031 T24 SCSI disk drive enclosures Figure 62 Rear view of 5786 5787 7031 D24 and 7031 T24 SCSI disk drive enclosures Figure 63 Front view of service indicators for 5786 5787 7031 D24 and 7031 T24 Fig...

Page 111: ...Solid state drive locations and service indicators for the EDR1 PCIe storage enclosure Learn about the solid state drive locations and where the service indicators are located for the EDR1 PCIe storag...

Page 112: ...for the EDR1 PCIe storage enclosure Figure 66 Front view and rear view of the EDR1 PCIe storage enclosure showing the solid state drive locations Figure 67 Front view of the EDR1 PCIe storage enclosu...

Page 113: ...nsure that the drive is in the Defined state If the drive is attached to a SAS RAID controller see SAS RAID controllers for AIX If the drive is attached to a PCI X SCSI RAID controller see the PCI X S...

Page 114: ...umber 0 is the SCSI bus 5 is the SCSI target ID and 0 is the logical unit number LUN 0 00 0E 02 In this example 0 is the SCSI host number 00 is the I O adapter IOA SAS port 0E is the expander port and...

Page 115: ...dapters web page For SAS RAID controller information see the SAS RAID controllers for Linux topic Display Hardware Status Type option press Enter 1 Display hardware resource information details OPT Na...

Page 116: ...allation If a hot spare drive was available and protected the disk array throughout the drive failure you can configure the newly installed drive as a hot spare For instructions see the PCI X SCSI RAI...

Page 117: ...ng procedure using the iprconfig command For a disk drive in a RAID Level 5 or RAID Level 10 disk array 1 Log in as root user 2 Type iprconfig on the command line of the Linux session and press Enter...

Page 118: ...ection status on page 103 2 For mirrored disk drives on an IBM i system or logical partition follow these steps to verify that the drive you are replacing has been suspended a Sign on with service lev...

Page 119: ...ls display contact your next level of support 1 Sign on with at least service level authority 2 Type strsst on the command line of the IBM i session and press Enter 3 Type your service tools user ID a...

Page 120: ...ssing Enter 2 Type your service tools user ID and service tools password on the Start Service Tools STRSST Sign On display Press Enter Restriction The service tools password is case sensitive 3 Select...

Page 121: ...ASP determine the auxiliary storage pool ASP to which you want to add the drive 21 Press F12 twice to get to the Work with Disk Units display 22 Select Work with disk configuration on the Work with Di...

Page 122: ...Service Tools SST by typing strsst on the command line of the IBM i session and pressing Enter 2 Type your service tools user ID and service tools password on the Start Service Tools STRSST Sign On di...

Page 123: ...r 5 If you determined that the drive you replaced had device parity protection RAID follow these steps to restore device parity protection RAID on the drive a Select Rebuild disk unit data on the Work...

Page 124: ...the power turned off Learn how to replace a SAS conduit card in the 5802 expansion unit with the power turned off Complete the following steps to replace a conduit card 1 Complete the prerequisite tas...

Page 125: ...t card into the system a Align the midplane with the track and ensure that the slot A on the midplane attaches to the post B in the system b Secure the thumbscrews C and D on the SAS conduit card c Se...

Page 126: ...ach the power cord cover and secure the thumbscrew A to the system Figure 74 Installing the SAS conduit card and the midplane Figure 75 Installing the power cord plate 110 Disk drives or solid state d...

Page 127: ...system board with the slot at the rear of the expansion unit 9 Insert the I O system board firmly into the server as shown in Figure 77 on page 112 10 Secure the I O system board with the locking tabs...

Page 128: ...en position push the power supply into the expansion unit as shown in Figure 78 on page 113 12 Close the locking handle A until the power supply locks into position Figure 77 Install the I O system bo...

Page 129: ...Ensure that you can safely complete this task before you begin 14 Using your hand to support the bottom of the backplane slide it into the expansion unit as shown in Figure 79 on page 114 15 Secure th...

Page 130: ...the disk drive unit as you align it with the guide rails in the backplane b Slide the disk drive unit all the way into the backplane c Push the handle A toward the disk drive unit to lock it into pla...

Page 131: ...nduit card from a 5802 expansion unit with the power turned off Learn how to remove a SAS conduit card from a 5802 rack mounted expansion unit if you must replace a failing part with the power turned...

Page 132: ...handle A and pull it upward to unlock the port card b Using your hand to support the bottom of the port card slide the port card out of the backplane c Place the port card on an electrostatic discharg...

Page 133: ...ure a Squeeze the blue latches A to unlock the handles b Pull the handles B outward in the direction shown to release the backplane c Slide the backplane out of the enclosure and use your hand to supp...

Page 134: ...e following steps a Slide the power cord holders A to the left located on the front of both the OCAs See Figure 83 on page 119 b Label and disconnect both the OCA power cords B from each OCA Figure 82...

Page 135: ...shown to unseat the OCA See Figure 84 on page 120 b Hold both sides of the OCA and pull it out of the enclosure Note Use both the hands to support the OCA as you pull it out of the enclosure c Repeat...

Page 136: ...re management controller card b Pinch the latch A to unlock the handle B See Figure 85 on page 121 c Pull the handle outward in the direction shown to unseat the EMC card d Slide the enclosure managem...

Page 137: ...ng the plate away from the system as shown in Figure 86 11 Disconnect the cables from the back of the I O system board Figure 85 Remove the enclosure management controller Figure 86 Removing the power...

Page 138: ...it card and midplane from the enclosure by doing the following steps a Pull the spring plungers A up and turn them one quarter to the left b Turn the captive screws B and C counterclockwise until they...

Page 139: ...ane and remove the card Continue with replacing the SAS expander card or return to the procedure that sent you here Figure 88 Removing the SAS conduit card and midplane Figure 89 Removing the SAS cond...

Page 140: ...e system For instructions see Starting the system or logical partition 4 Verify the presence of the newly installed card For instructions see Verifying the installed part Continue with any other servi...

Page 141: ...Continue with replacing the SAS expander card or return to the procedure that sent you here Figure 91 Removing the SAS expander card Related tasks for disk drives or solid state drives 125...

Page 142: ...126 Disk drives or solid state drives...

Page 143: ...Common procedures for installable features This section contains all the common procedures that are related to installing removing and replacing features Copyright IBM Corp 2013 127...

Page 144: ...128 Disk drives or solid state drives...

Page 145: ...t all power cords to a properly wired and grounded electrical outlet Ensure that the outlet supplies proper voltage and phase rotation according to the system rating plate v Connect any equipment that...

Page 146: ...tall a unit in a rack where the air flow is compromised Ensure that air flow is not blocked or reduced on any side front or back of a unit used for air flow through the unit v Consideration should be...

Page 147: ...vel of support v If you are installing a feature contact one of the following service organizations The provider of your parts or next level of support In the United States the IBM Rochester Manufactu...

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Page 149: ...RU by using the identify function in the management console or other user interface When removing a FRU by using the hardware management console the identify function is activated and deactivated auto...

Page 150: ...e method for your system Identifying a failing part in an AIX system or logical partition Use these instructions to learn how to locate a failing part and then activate the indicator light for that pa...

Page 151: ...dicator light for the failing part 7 Exit to the command line Identifying a failing part in an IBM i system or logical partition You can activate or deactivate the indicator light by using IBM i to as...

Page 152: ...e system is managed by a Hardware Management Console HMC use the Service Focal Point utilities to get to the Dedicated Service Tools DST display 3 Type your service tools user ID and service tools pas...

Page 153: ...the failing part in a system or logical partition follow these steps 1 Log in as root user 2 At the command line type grep diagela var log platform and press Enter 3 Look for the most recent entry tha...

Page 154: ...is display contains a chronological list of events 6 Look in the T column for the most recent S entry Select this row in the table and press Enter 7 Choose Commit The details of this log entry are sho...

Page 155: ...e control panel ensure that power is connected to the system unit as follows v All system power cables are connected to a power source v The power LED as shown in the following figure is slowly flashi...

Page 156: ...nterface ASMI 1 Access the ASMI For instructions see Accessing the ASMI without an HMC 2 Start the system by using the ASMI For instructions see Powering the system on and off Starting a system or log...

Page 157: ...tors also known as checkpoints display on the control panel while the system is being started When the power on light on the control panel stops flashing and remains on the system power is on Starting...

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Page 159: ...te method The following procedure describes how to stop a system that is not managed by the HMC or the SDMC 1 Log in to the system as a user with the authority to run the shutdown or pwrdwnsys Power D...

Page 160: ...g off the managed system Powering off the managed system without shutting down the logical partitions first causes the logical partitions to shut down abnormally and can cause data loss If you use a V...

Page 161: ...irtual servers on the managed system before powering off the managed system Powering off the managed system without shutting down the virtual servers first causes the virtual servers to shut down abno...

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Page 163: ...1 If necessary open the front rack door 2 Pull out the latches A located on both sides of the cover as shown in the following figure 3 Pull off the cover B to remove it from the system unit Installing...

Page 164: ...2 Press the tabs B to snap the cover into position 3 Close the front rack door Figure 95 Installing the front cover 148 Disk drives or solid state drives...

Page 165: ...esources and press Enter 6 Select Commit and wait until the diagnostic programs run to completion responding to any prompts that appear 7 Did the diagnostics run to completion and display the message...

Page 166: ...nu select Advanced Diagnostics Routines and press Enter c From the Diagnostic Mode Selection menu select System Verification and press Enter d Select All Resources or select the diagnostics for the in...

Page 167: ...No Trouble Found display appears go to step 9 9 If you changed the service processor or network settings as instructed in previous procedures restore the settings to the values they had prior to servi...

Page 168: ...n On display and press Enter Remember The service tools password is case sensitive 4 Select Start a service tool from the System Service Tools SST display and press Enter 5 Select Hardware service man...

Page 169: ...nu click Power Restart Control c Click Power On Off System d Select the Service mode boot from default boot list option in the AIX or Linux logical partition mode boot drop down menu e Click Save sett...

Page 170: ...ng the HMC on page 155 for details 2 Are there any service action events that are open No If the system attention LED is still on use the HMC to turn off the LED See Activating and deactivating LEDs b...

Page 171: ...r to a specific drawer enclosure you need to know the machine type model and serial number MTMS of the drawer To determine whether you have the correct MTMS for the drawer that needs the new adapter y...

Page 172: ...dow Verifying the installed part by using the SDMC If you installed or replaced a part use the IBM Systems Director Management Console SDMC to update your SDMC records after you have completed a servi...

Page 173: ...dentify LED by using the SDMC The system provides several LEDs that help identify various components such as enclosures or field replaceable units FRUs For this reason they are called identify LEDs Yo...

Page 174: ...System Verification and press Enter 5 When the Advanced Diagnostic Selection menu appears do one of the following steps v To test a single resource select the resource that you just installed from th...

Page 175: ...s shown go to 5 5 Test the part by doing the following a At the command line type diagmenu and press Enter b From the Function Selection menu select Advanced Diagnostics Routines and press Enter c Fro...

Page 176: ...the part from the fault state to the normal state a From the Resource Repair Action menu select the parent or child of the resource that has been replaced If the repair action was to reseat a cable or...

Page 177: ...FRUs or isolation procedures in the FRU list contact your next level of support v If you have a new problem perform problem analysis and repair the new problem 3 Load the operating system Did the oper...

Page 178: ...rently with system operations No Go to step 5 Yes Continue with the next step 4 Did you use an AIX diagnostics service aid hot swap operation to change the FRU Yes Go to step 6 No Go to step 7 on page...

Page 179: ...tion if not previously logged in the TASK SELECTION menu to update the AIX error log If the repair action was reseating a cable or adapter select the resource associated with that repair action If the...

Page 180: ...tion indicator is on this action will set it back to the normal state Perform the following steps 1 From the RESOURCE REPAIR ACTION menu select the parent or child of the resource that has been replac...

Page 181: ...rify that power is available at the customer s power outlet 3 Was the partition powered off during the repair Yes Continue with the next step No Continue with step 6 4 Select the IPL type and mode for...

Page 182: ...ure 13 Are there any other failing items that need to be replaced Yes Replace the next failing item listed for the reference code This ends the procedure No Contact your next level of support for assi...

Page 183: ...ore performing the procedures v You return the server to the state that the customer normally uses such as IPL type IPL mode and the way the system is configured or partitioned Attention Before return...

Page 184: ...viceable Events you want to view When you are finished click OK The Service Event Overview window opens Note Only the events that match all of the criteria you specify are shown 6 Close open or delaye...

Page 185: ...location code of the field replaceable unit FRU you replaced for future reference Is the server managed by a management console v Yes Continue with the next step v No Do one of the following steps If...

Page 186: ...ight be required to complete the repair 11 Examine the details of this service action event and record the partitions involved in this service action event for use in a later step 12 Is the error code...

Page 187: ...k OK to close the service action event 24 Is the list of all partitions you recorded in step 11 on page 170 empty v Yes Go to step 32 on page 172 v No Continue with the next step 25 Does the list of a...

Page 188: ...ed in step 4 on page 169 been processed v Yes Continue with the next step v No Go to step 5 on page 169 and process the next service action event in the list of serviceable events recorded in step 4 o...

Page 189: ...equired to complete the repair Closing a service call by using AIX or Linux If the server is not connected to a management console and not using Integrated Virtualization Manager IVM perform these pro...

Page 190: ...tion mode from either a CD ROM or from a Network Installation Management NIM server Note For instructions about running stand alone diagnostics from a CD and not by using an HMC go to Running the stan...

Page 191: ...no instructions are displayed no resources were detected as missing Continue with step 9 9 Complete the following steps 1 Enter diag at the command prompt and press Enter 2 Select the Diagnostics Rou...

Page 192: ...r Resource Repair Action 801015 display v Yes Continue with the next step v No If the No Trouble Found menu is displayed go to step 14 on page 177 13 Run a test on a resource that has an entry in the...

Page 193: ...repeat this procedure When recovery is complete exit the operating system 9 Go to step 16 16 The system hardware is functioning correctly Return the server to the state that the customer normally uses...

Page 194: ...uture use 7 Examine the details of the open service action event Is the error code associated with this service action event the same as recorded in step 1 v Yes Go to step 11 on page 179 v No Continu...

Page 195: ...ained in step 11 to the existing list of Axx partitions obtained from processing previous service action events in this MAP 16 Remove all entries in the list of all partitions you recorded in step 11...

Page 196: ...he repair action was reseating a cable or adapter select the resource associated with that repair action v If the resource associated with your repair action is not displayed on the Resource List sele...

Page 197: ...ou are prompted to define it before you can proceed 3 Select the Log Repair option 4 Select the resource associated with the repair action v If the repair action was reseating a cable or adapter selec...

Page 198: ...182 Disk drives or solid state drives...

Page 199: ...Systems Director Management Console SDMC If you want to be alerted if another problem occurs you must deactivate the system attention LED so that it can be activated again if another problem occurs T...

Page 200: ...or deactivate an identify LED for an enclosure or FRU by using the HMC follow these steps 1 In the navigation area open Systems management 2 Select the server you are working on 3 Click Operations LE...

Page 201: ...e or deactivate an identify LED by using the Advanced System Management Interface ASMI You can specify the location code of any indicator to view or modify its current state If you provide the wrong l...

Page 202: ...186 Disk drives or solid state drives...

Page 203: ...nd or changes in the product s and or the program s described in this publication at any time without notice Any references in this information to websites not owned by the manufacturer are provided f...

Page 204: ...websites for updated information and fixes applicable to the system and related software Homologation statement This product may not be certified in your country for connection by any means whatsoeve...

Page 205: ...reil num rique de la classe A est conforme la norme NMB 003 du Canada European Community Compliance Statement This product is in conformity with the protection requirements of EU Council Directive 200...

Page 206: ...rmonics Guideline with Modifications products greater than 20 A per phase Electromagnetic Interference EMI Statement People s Republic of China Declaration This is a Class A product In a domestic envi...

Page 207: ...Erweiterungskomponenten von Fremdherstellern ohne Empfehlung von IBM gesteckt eingebaut werden EN 55022 Klasse A Ger te m ssen mit folgendem Warnhinweis versehen werden Warnung Dieses ist eine Einrich...

Page 208: ...otection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructio...

Page 209: ...of EU Council Directive 2004 108 EC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to electromagnetic compatibility IBM cannot accept responsibility for any failure to satisfy the prot...

Page 210: ...te wie in den Handb chern beschrieben zu installieren und zu betreiben Des Weiteren d rfen auch nur von der IBM empfohlene Kabel angeschlossen werden IBM bernimmt keine Verantwortung f r die Einhaltun...

Page 211: ...cial Use You may reproduce distribute and display these publications solely within your enterprise provided that all proprietary notices are preserved You may not make derivative works of these public...

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