Lenovo ThinkAgile CP, Hardware Part Replacement And Component Maintenance Procedures

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Hot-swap storage controller replacement
Use this information to remove and install a storage controller. You can remove or install a storage controller
without turning off the storage, which helps you avoid significant interruption to the operation of the system.
Remove a hot-swap storage controller
This procedure describes how to remove a storage controller from a ThinkAgile CP configuration.
Procedure performed by
: customer or field service
To remove a hot-swap storage controller, complete the following steps:
The solution administrator completes the following steps:
Step 1. Obtain the serial number of the storage controller to be removed. You can find the serial number on
the Hardware page of the Web Portal.
Step 2. If the storage controller is running and is active, perform a Storage HA event by following the
procedure in “Trigger manual storage HA” on page 34.
Step 3. Shut down the storage controller by following the procedure in “Shutting off a storage controller”
on page 34.
The Customer or field service completes the following steps:
Step 4. Open the release latches on the storage controller outwards.
Step 5. Pull the storage controller to slide it out of the enclosure.
Figure 26. Hot-swap storage controller removal
The solution administrator completes the following step:
Step 6. Enable Chapter 4 “Support Mode” on page 23.
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