Lenovo ThinkServer RD650 - Page 134

Whattodonext:
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
•Tocompletetheinstallation,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage206
.Then,thehardware
RAID5andRAID50levelsareavailableforyourserverifyourserverhastherequirednumberofstorage
drivesinstalled.ForinformationabouthowtoconfigurethehardwareRAID,refertotheMegaRAIDSAS
SoftwareUserGuideontheLenovoSupportWebsiteat:
http://www.lenovo.com/support
RemovingtheRAIDupgradekey
Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Readthisfirst:safety
information”onpagev
and“Guidelines”onpage73.
Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.
Notes:
•RemovingtheRAIDupgradekeymightimpactyourRAIDconfigurations.Backupyourdatabeforeyou
begintoavoidanydatalossduetoaRAIDconfigurationchange.
•IfyouremovetheRAIDupgradekey,thehardwareRAID5andRAID50willbedisabled.
•UseanydocumentationthatcomeswiththeRAIDupgradekeyandfollowthoseinstructionsinadditionto
theinstructionsinthistopic.
ToremovetheRAIDupgradekey,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallexternalmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,
disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedto
theserver.
2.Prepareyourserver.See“Removingorextendingtheserverfromtherackcabinet”onpage75.
3.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage75.
4.LocatetheRAIDupgradekeythatyouwanttoremove.Then,removetheRAIDupgradekeyfromthe
RAID510iAnyRAIDadapterortheRAID520iPCIeadapter.
Note:Ifnecessary,removetheRAID510iAnyRAIDadapterortheRAID520iPCIeadapterfirstfor
easieroperation.Afteryouremovetheupgradekey,reinstalltheadapter.See“ReplacingtheAnyRAID
adapterorPCIepass-throughboard”onpage109or“InstallingorremovingaPCIecard”onpage96.
Figure90.RemovingtheRAID510ikey
118ThinkServerRD650UserGuideandHardwareMaintenanceManual