1 accessing the hard disk drive, 2 removing the hard disk drive, Accessing the hard disk drive – FUJITSU SPARC ENTERPRISE M5000 User Manual

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SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000 Servers Service Manual • August 2009

6.1.1

Accessing the Hard Disk Drive

Note –

If the hard disk drive is the boot device, the hard disk will have to be

replaced using cold replacement procedures. However, active replacement can be
used if the boot disk can be isolated from the Solaris OS by disk mirroring software
and other software. See

“Cold Replacement (Powering the Server Off and On)” on

page 4-12

.

Remove the hard disk drive from the domain.

This step includes using the cfgadm command to determine the Ap_Id and
disconnecting the hard disk drive. See

“Removing a FRU From a Domain” on

page 4-4

.

6.1.2

Removing the Hard Disk Drive

Caution –

Use proper ESD grounding techniques when handling components. See

“Safety Precautions” on page 1-1

.

1. Push the button on the front of the hard disk drive to release the drive latch

(

FIGURE 6-3

).

2. Pull the latch so that it is straight out from the hard disk drive to unseat the

drive.

3. Remove the hard disk drive and place it on the ESD mat.

FIGURE 6-3

Removing the Hard Disk Drive

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