Removal and replacement procedures 28
7.
Disconnect the cable.
To replace the component, reverse the removal procedure.
CAUTION:
To prevent damage to the cache module during installation, be sure the cache module is fully
inserted before pressing down.
Battery-backed write cache battery pack
To remove the component:
1.
Power down the server (on page
20
).
2.
Extend or remove the server from the rack ("
Extend the server from the rack
" on page
19
, "
Remove
the server from the rack
" on page
20
).
3.
Remove the access panel ("
Access panel
" on page
22
).
CAUTION:
To prevent a server malfunction or damage to the equipment, do not add or remove the battery
pack while an array capacity expansion, RAID level migration, or stripe size migration is in progress.
CAUTION:
After the server is powered down, wait 15 seconds and then check the amber LED before
unplugging the cable from the cache module. If the amber LED blinks after 15 seconds, do not remove the
cable from the cache module. The cache module is backing up data, and data is lost if the cable is
detached.
4.
Remove the front fan bracket ("
Front fan bracket
" on page
25
).
5.
Remove the Smart Array 6i cache module.