Replacing and adding hardware
Adding or replacing hardware component procedures on your VxRail E560, E560F, and E560N appliance, such as hard disk
drives (HDDs), solid state drives (SSDs), and power supply units should be performed only by qualified personnel. For certain
hardware components, you may need to contact Customer Support for repair or replacement.
Topics:
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Using SolVe Online for VxRail procedures
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Expansion cards and expansion card riser
Using SolVe Online for VxRail procedures
Step-by-step instructions for procedures such as replacing hardware or performing system administrative tasks are available
through SolVe Online and the SolVe Desktop application.
CAUTION:
To avoid potential data loss, refer to the VxRail procedures in SolVe Online or the SolVe Desktop
application before performing any hardware replacement or upgrade activity.
Access
through your Web browser.
For more information about SolVe for VxRail, refer to
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You must have an online support account to use SolVe Online.
Supported hardware components
Following table describes the supported hardware components for VxRail E560 Series appliances.
Table 39. Supported hardware components
Hardware component
Customer Replaceable Unit (CRU)
Field Replaceable Unit (FRU)
System Memory
Yes
Yes
Hard Drive
Yes
Yes
Solid State Drive (SAS/SATA)
Yes
Yes
Solid State Drive (NVMe)
Yes
Yes
PCIe Network Interface Cards
Yes
Yes
Micro SDHC Card
Yes
Yes
Power Supply Unit
Yes
Yes
Processors
No
Yes
System Motherboard
No
Yes
Host Bus Adapter (HBA330)
No
Yes
BOSS controller card and M.2 SATA disk
No
Yes
Network Daughter Card (NDC)
No
Yes
NOTE:
The preceding table provides a non-exhaustive list of FRUs that reflects the common top-level assembly parts.
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