Lenovo ThinkAgile VX3720 7Y12, User Manual

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1. Reinstall the fan cover (see
Install the fan cover
).
2. Verify that the system fan is replaced successfully:
• The error LED for the replaced system fan is off.
• Amber warning LED on node front panel is off.
• No error is shown in the Lenovo XClarity Controller web interface.
• No error is shown in the Lenovo XClarity Administrator web console.
• No error is shown in the Lenovo XClarity Integrator console.
RAID or HBA adapter replacement
Use the following procedures to remove and install a RAID or HBA adapter.
A node may be able to self-correct for other adapter card errors, however, a failed HBA can lead to system
degradation and should be quickly addressed.
Note: The VX3720 contains the following HBA adapter.
Table 17. HBA options
Appliance HBA option
ThinkAgile VX3720 1x 2U4N 430-8i 12GB SAS HBA
A failed HBA card is indicated by:
• vCenter Alarms or Hardware Status shows an alert.
• Slow disk performance or slow system performance.
• The hypervisor cannot detect SSDs and HDDs, or the red LEDs on the drives are illuminated.
• The hypervisor or BIOS does not detect the HBA card
Attention: Replacing a RAID adapter might impact your RAID configurations. Back up your data before you
begin to avoid any data loss due to a RAID configuration change.
Remove a RAID or HBA adapter
Use this information to remove a RAID or HBA adapter from the compute node.
“ Read the
installation
Guidelines” on
page 47
“ Power off
the compute
node
for this task”
on page 32
“ ATTENTION:
Static Sensitive Device
Ground package before opening”
on page 49
Before you remove a RAID or HBA adapter from the compute node:
1. Place the node in maintenance mode by following the procedure Enter Maintenance Mode in the VMware
Storage and Availability Technical Documents Repository .
2. Turn off the corresponding compute node that you are going to perform the task on.
3. Remove the compute node from the enclosure (see
Remove a compute node form the chassis
).
4. Remove the compute node cover (see Remove the computer node cover ).
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