Preparing the system to remove a disk drive or solid-state drive from a system or logical partition
controlled by IBM i .............................. 113
Preparing the system to remove a disk drive or solid-state drive in Linux ............ 114
Configuring a disk drive or solid-state drive ....................... 114
Configuring a disk drive or solid-state drive for use in an AIX system or AIX logical partition ..... 114
Configuring a disk drive or solid-state drive for use in an IBM i system or IBM i logical partition .... 115
Configuring a disk drive or solid-state drive on a load source adapter for hot-spare protection by using the
IBM i operating system ............................. 117
Configuring a disk drive or solid-state drive for use in an Linux system or Linux logical partition .... 118
Determining the disk drive or solid-state drive protection status in the IBM i operating system ...... 118
Rebuilding data on a replacement disk drive or solid-state drive ................ 119
Rebuilding data on a replacement disk drive or solid-state drive in a system or logical partition running
the AIX operating system ............................ 119
Rebuilding data on a replacement disk drive or solid-state drive in a system or logical partition running
the IBM i operating system ............................ 120
Rebuilding data on a replacement disk drive or solid-state drive in a system or logical partition that is
running the Linux operating system......................... 121
Rebuilding data by using the iprconfig command ................... 121
Common procedures for installing, removing and replacing disk drives or solid-state
drives.................................... 123
Before you begin ................................. 123
Identifying a part ................................. 126
Identifying the enclosure or server that contains the part ................... 126
Enabling enclosure or server indicators with the ASMI .................. 126
Control panel LEDs .............................. 126
Activating an identify LED for an enclosure or server by using the HMC ............ 127
Finding the part location code and LED support status ................... 128
Identifying a part by using the operating system or VIOS .................. 129
Identifying a part in an AIX system or logical partition .................. 129
Finding the location code for a part in an AIX system or logical partition ........... 129
Activating the indicator light for a part by using AIX diagnostics .............. 130
Identifying a part in an IBM i system or logical partition .................. 130
Finding the location code and activating the indicator light for a part by using the IBM i operating
system ................................. 130
Identifying a part in a Linux system or logical partition .................. 131
Finding the location code of a part in a Linux system or logical partition ........... 131
Activating the indicator light for a part by using the Linux operating system .......... 131
Identifying a part in a VIOS system or logical partition .................. 131
Finding the location code of a part in a VIOS system or logical partition ........... 131
Activating the indicator light for a part by using the VIOS tools .............. 132
Identifying a part by using the ASMI ......................... 132
Activating the identify LED by using the ASMI when you know the location code ......... 132
Activating the identify LED by using the ASMI when you do not know the location code....... 133
Identifying a part by using the HMC ......................... 133
Stopping a system or logical partition .......................... 134
Stopping a system that is not managed by an HMC .................... 134
Stopping a system by using the control panel ..................... 134
Stopping a system by using the ASMI ........................ 135
Stopping a system by using the HMC ......................... 135
Stopping a system by using the HMC Classic or HMC Enhanced interface ............ 135
Stopping a system by using the HMC Enhanced + Tech Preview (Pre-GA) or HMC Enhanced+ interface 136
Stopping an IBM PowerKVM system ......................... 136
Starting the system or logical partition .......................... 136
Starting a system that is not managed by an HMC ..................... 137
Starting a system by using the control panel ...................... 137
Starting a system by using the ASMI ........................ 138
Starting a system or logical partition by using the HMC ................... 138
Starting a system or logical partition by using the HMC Classic or HMC Enhanced interface...... 138
Starting a system or logical partition by using the HMC Enhanced + Tech Preview (Pre-GA) or HMC
Enhanced+ interface .............................. 139
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