Sun Microsystems Netra T4 AC100, Service And System Reference Manual

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C H A P T E R
8
Storage Devices
This chapter contains procedures for removing and fitting the Netra T4 system
storage devices.
The chapter contains the following sections:
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Section 8.1, “FC-AL Hard Disk Drive” on page 8-1
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Section 8.2, “Fiber Channel Backplane and Drive Bay” on page 8-6
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Section 8.3, “Removable Media Module” on page 8-10
Caution –
The plug at the end of the AC power cord is the primary means of
disconnection for the Netra T4 AC100 system.
8.1 FC-AL Hard Disk Drive
The following procedure is concerned with the physical removal and replacement of
a hard disk drive as
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A non hot swap device
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A hot swap device
From an operational point of view, whether a disk can be considered to be a hot
swap device and can be removed without shutting down Solaris depends on how
the disk drives are configured in the operating environment.
The disk is a hot swap device if:
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The disk is not a root disk.
or if both of the following statements are true:
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The disk is a root disk.
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The disk is mirrored or RAID 5-protected.