Before you begin
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Review drive handling requirements in
Requirements for DE6000H drive replacement.
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Make sure the drive shelf meets all of these conditions:
◦ The drive shelf cannot be over temperature.
◦ Both fans must be installed and have a status of Optimal.
◦ All drive shelf components must be in place.
◦ The volumes in the drive drawer cannot be in a Degraded state.
Possible loss of data access — If a volume is already in a Degraded state, and
you remove drives from the drive drawer, the volume can fail.
What you’ll need
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A replacement drive that is supported by Lenovo for your controller shelf or drive shelf.
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An ESD wristband, or you have taken other antistatic precautions.
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A flashlight.
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A permanent marker to note the exact location of each drive as you remove the drive from the
drawer.
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A management station with a browser that can access ThinkSystem System Manager for the
controller. (To open the System Manager interface, point the browser to the controller’s domain
name or IP address.)
5.4.1. Step 1: Prepare to replace drive drawer (60-drive)
Prepare to replace a drive drawer by determining if you can perform the replacement procedure
while the drive shelf is online or if you need to stop host I/O activity and power off any of the
shelves that are powered on. If you are replacing a drawer in a shelf with Drawer Loss Protection,
there is no need to stop host I/O activity and power off any of the shelves.
Steps
1.
Determine if the drive shelf is powered on.
◦ If the power is off, you do not need to issue the CLI command. Go to
Step 2: Remove cable
chains.
◦ If the power is on, go to the next step.
2.
Type the following command on the command line, and press Enter:
SMcli <ctlr_IP1\> -p "array_password" -c "set tray [trayID] drawer [drawerID]
serviceAllowedIndicator=on;"
where:
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