7.3.3 Removing 3.5-inch HDD modules
7.3.3.1 Preliminary steps
Ê If the HDD module to be removed is combined into a RAID array, please
proceed as follows:
In order to permanently remove an operational HDD module that is part of a
RAID array from the server, you first need to delete the array using
ServerView RAID Manager.
V CAUTION!
All data on all HDDs in the array will be lost! Be sure to back up your
data before deleting a RAID array.
For further information, please refer to the "ServerView Suite RAID
Management" user guide.
Customer Replaceable Unit
(CRU)
Hardware: 5 minutes
Tools: tool-less
RAID level Procedure
RAID 0
Only remove an HDD module combined in a RAID 0 array if
defective.
V CAUTION!
Removing an operational HDD module will result
in data loss!
RAID 1
RAID 5
Removing an HDD module from a RAID 1 or RAID 5 array
will not result in data loss.
However, the removed drive needs to be replaced
immediately by an HDD module of the same or larger
capacity.
I After replacing the HDD module, RAID rebuild will
be performed as a background process as
described in section "Performing a RAID array
rebuild" on page 96.
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