NEC N8800-149F, User Manual

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8-10 System Upgrade
Replacing 2.5-inch Hard Disk Drive
Follow the procedure below to remove the failed hard disk drive. The hard disk drive is replaced
with new device with the server powered on.
IMPORTANT:
Make sure to read “ANTI-STATIC MEASURES” and “PREPARING YOUR SYSTEM FOR
UPGRADE.” You can replace disks during continuous operation.
Replacing the Hard Disk Drive
1.
Locate the failed hard disk.
When a hard disk fails, the DISK ACCESS LED on the hard disk drive’s handle illuminates
amber.
2.
Remove the failed hard disk referring to “Replacing a hard disk drives” on page 3-5
3.
Refer to the steps in “Installing 2.5-inch Hard Disk Drive” to install a new hard disk.
CHECK:
„ The hard disk to be installed for replacement must have the same specifications as its
mirroring hard disk.
„
Use unsigned hard disk drive for replacement. To use the signed disk, it is necessary to
recover the duplex configuration by referring to “Disk Operation” in chapter 3 after
formatting the disk physically.
„ As to physical format, refer to “SAS BIOS - SAS Configuration Utility -s” in Chapter 4,
“System Configuration” in the separate volume of the User’s Guide, and perform
Format Disk with Disk Utilities.
„ Before performing physical formatting, change [Option ROM Scan Monitoring] to
[Disabled] on [Server] - [Monitoring Configuration] on the BIOS setup utility.
„
Refer to the separate volume of the User’s Guide User’s Guide “SYSTEM BIOS -
SETUP -” in “Chapter 4 System Configuration” for configuration.
4.
Restore the redundant configuration (see Chapter 3).