ActiveScale™ P100E3 Support Guide
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3 Parts replacement steps
The following sections describe replacement procedures for the ActiveScale P100E3.
Topics:
•
P100E3 node part replacement instructions
on page 12
•
Mounting kit replacement instructions
on page 20
3.1 P100E3 node part replacement instructions
The following sections provide information about P100E3 node part replacement.
3.1.1 Replacing 3.5 inch drives
Table 3
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5. 3.5 HDD replacement overview
3.1.1.1 Drive replacement guidelines
When replacing drives, do not:
• Install 14 TB drives into slots that held 12 TB drives.
• Mix 14 TB drives and 12 TB drives in the same storage column.
3.1.1.2 Removing a 3.5 inch drive
To remove a 3.5 inch drive:
1. If you are replacing a faulty drive, locate the drive and verify that is in the
Decommissioned
state.
Important:
The replacement drive must be the same model as the drive that you
are replacing. Also, the disk must be completely empty, with no data and no
partition table.
Important:
If you are removing drives as part of System or P100E3 node
replacement, skip steps a through f.
a. On the
ActiveScale SM Dashboard
,
click the
Resources
tab.
b. In the system image on the resources page, click the node with the faulty drive. The node will
have an alert icon, and the node status page will appear.
c. Scroll down the page to the components lists and click the tab for HDDs or SSDs depending on
which type of drive has failed.
d. Look through the list of drives and locate the faulty drive. The status column for the drive will
read
Degraded
,
Decommissioning
, or
Decommissioned
.
Note:
For more information about drive states, refer to the
ActiveScale OS
Administrator Guide.
Required tools
Personnel required
Replacement time
None
1
15 to 25 minutes