Sun Microsystems Netra T5220, Service Manual

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C H A P T E R
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Replacing Storage Components
This chapter provides instructions for replacing nonvolatile data storage components.
Topics include:
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Section 3.1, “Replacing a Hard Drive” on page 3-1
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Section 3.2, “Replacing the Optical Media Drive” on page 3-6
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Section 3.3, “Replacing the Media Bay Assembly” on page 3-8
3.1 Replacing a Hard Drive
The hard drives in the server are hot-pluggable, but this capability depends on how
the hard drives are configured. To hot-plug a drive you must be able to take the drive
offline before you can remove it. Prevent any applications from accessing the drive
and remove the logical software links to it.
The following situations inhibit the ability to perform hot-plugging of a drive:
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The hard drive provides the operating system, and the operating system is not
mirrored on another drive.
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The hard drive cannot be logically isolated from the online operations of the
server.
If your drive falls into one of these conditions, you must shut the system down
before you replace the hard drive. See
Section 2.3.1, “Powering Off the Server” on
page 2-3 .
Note – Replacing a hard drive does not require removing the server from a rack.