Chapter 5 Servicing Infrastructure Boards and Components 5-5
5.2 Servicing the Drives Cage
You must remove the drives cage to access the following components:
■ Drives backplane
■ Front control panel light pipe assemblies
Note – FRU: This field-replaceable unit should be replaced only by qualified service
technicians. Contact your Sun Service representative for assistance.
Caution – Ensure that all power is removed from the server before removing or
installing the drives cage. You must disconnect the power cables before performing
this procedure.
5.2.1 Removing the Drives Cage
1. Prepare the server for service.
a. Power off the server.
See Section 2.4, “Powering Off the Server” on page 2-3.
b. Disconnect the power cord (or cords) from the power supply (or supplies).
See Section 2.4, “Powering Off the Server” on page 2-3.
c. Slide the server out of the rack.
See Section 2.5, “Extending the Server to the Maintenance Position” on
page 2-5.
d. Attach an antistatic wrist strap.
See Section 2.7, “Performing Electrostatic Discharge and Antistatic Prevention
Measures” on page 2-8.
e. Remove the top cover.
See Section 2.8, “Removing the Top Cover” on page 2-10.
2. If you are servicing the drives backplane, remove all drives.
See Section 3.2.4, “Removing a Hard Drive or SSD” on page 3-5.