Installing an Appliance
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Infoblox Installation Guide
To install a replacement drive, follow this procedure:
1.
Replacement drives are shipped as a complete unit, ready to insert into the appliance. There is no preparation
required.
2.
Push the knob labeled OPEN to release the disk drive lever.
3.
Pull the disk drive lever toward you and position the disk drive in the bay.
4.
Push the disk drive forward until it is fully seated against the back plane.
As you push the drive forward, the lever slides forward and starts to close as well.
5.
Push the lever down to lock the disk drive in place.
The LED next to the disk drive lights up. Note that if the alarm buzzer is sounding, it automatically turns off
about 20 seconds after the drive is inserted.
6.
The disk drive automatically goes into rebuild mode.
Disk Array Guidelines
Infoblox has designed the disk array to be completely self managed. There are no maintenance procedures required
for a normally functioning disk array. Mishandling the disk array can cause an unrecoverable error and result in a
failed appliance. Infoblox highly recommends that you observe the following guidelines:
•
Remove only one disk at a time. Do not remove two or more disks from the appliance at the same time.
Removing two or more disks at the same time might result in an appliance failure and require an RMA of the
appliance. This rule applies to both powered and powered down appliances.
•
If the status of the array is degraded, remove the failed or failing disk drive only. Do not remove an optimally
functioning drive.
•
If your acceptance procedure requires a test of the RAID hot swap feature, remove only one disk drive at a
time. You can remove a second disk only after you replace the first disk and the array completes its rebuilding
process.
•
Do not remove a disk drive if the array is rebuilding. This could result in an appliance failure. Verify the status
of the array before removing a disk drive.
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Use the following procedure to remove a spinning disk:
1.
Unlatch and pull the disk about two cm (one inch) to disengage contact.
2.
Wait about 30 seconds for the disk to completely stop spinning.
3.
Remove the disk and handle it with care. Do not drop the disk or ship it loosely in a carton.
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You can hot swap a drive while the appliance remains in production.
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There are some conditions that may require powering down the appliance to replace a failed unit. This
normally happens if the RAID controller detects an error that could damage the array. If you insert a
replacement drive into a live array and the controller doesn’t recognize the drive, power down the appliance.
•
If you inadvertently remove the wrong disk drive, do not immediately remove the disk drive that you originally
intended to remove. Verify the status of the array and replace the disk drive that you removed earlier before
removing another drive. Removing a second drive could render the appliance inoperable.
