IBM 9006-12C, Manual

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About this task
The storage drive might be a hard disk drive (HDD) or a solid-state drive (SSD).
Removing a front disk drive from the 9006-12C or 9006-22C system
Learn how to remove a disk drive from the front of the IBM Power System LC921 (9006-12C) or IBM
Power System LC922 (9006-22C) systems.
Before you begin
You can remove and replace SATA, SAS, and NVMe front drives with the system powered on and
running.
Procedure
1. Attach the electrostatic discharge (ESD) wrist strap. The ESD wrist strap must be connected to an
unpainted metal surface until the service procedure is completed, and if applicable, until the service
access cover is replaced.
Attention:
v Attach an electrostatic discharge (ESD) wrist strap to the front ESD jack, to the rear ESD jack, or to
an unpainted metal surface of your hardware to prevent the electrostatic discharge from damaging
your hardware.
v When you use an ESD wrist strap, follow all electrical safety procedures. An ESD wrist strap is
used 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 have an ESD wrist strap, just prior to removing the product from ESD packaging and
installing or replacing hardware, touch an unpainted metal surface of the system for a minimum of
5 seconds. If at any point in this service process you move away from the system, it is important to
again discharge yourself by touching an unpainted metal surface for at least 5 seconds before you
continue with the service process.
2. Locate the drive. Ensure that the media device is unmounted from the Linux system and if needed,
remove the media from the device.
Based on how the drive is connected, use the following table to identify the drive, and to enable the
drive to be safely removed from the system.
Drive type Use these commands
SATA drives connected to system backplane “arcconf commands” on page 82
SATA or SAS drives connected to Low Profile 12Gb/s
8-port SAS Internal RAID Adapter (FC EKAA) “StorCLI commands” on page 83
SATA or SAS drives connected to 12Gb/s 8-Port SAS
Internal RAID Adapter (FC EKAB) “sas3ircu commands” on page 84
NVMe drives connected to Dual-port Internal NVMe
Host Bus Adapter (FC EKAE) “NVMe commands” on page 84
3. Unlock the drive bay handle (B) by pushing in the handle release (A) as shown in Figure 1 on page 4.
The handle (B) snaps out towards you. If the handle does not snap out all the way, the drive does not
slide out of the system.
Removing and replacing parts in the 9006-12C
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